kebbes

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Maltese[edit]

Root
k-b-s
1 term

Etymology[edit]

Second stem replacing Arabic أَقْبَسَ (ʔaqbasa), with sporadic -k- for -q-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

kebbes (imperfect jkebbes, past participle mkebbes)

  1. to light, kindle
    Synonym: xegħel
  2. to inspire

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of kebbes
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m kebbist kebbist kebbes kebbisna kebbistu kebbsu
f kebbset
imperfect m nkebbes tkebbes jkebbes nkebbsu tkebbsu jkebbsu
f tkebbes
imperative kebbes kebbsu