xeba'

Maltese

Root
x-b-għ
9 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.ba/
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.baˤ/ (archaic)

Etymology 1

From Arabic شَبِعَ (šabiʕa).

Alternative forms

• xaba’

Verb

xeba’ (imperfect jixba’, verbal noun xeba’)

1. to be satiated, to be full, to have enough food
2. to be fed up, to have enough

Conjugation

Conjugation of xeba’
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	xbajt	xbajt	xeba’		xbajna	xbajtu	xebgħu
	f			xebgħet
imperfect	m	nixba’	tixba’	jixba’		nixbgħu	tixbgħu	jixbgħu
	f			tixba’
imperative			ixba’				ixbgħu

Etymology 2

From Arabic شِبَع (šibaʕ), شِبْع (šibʕ).

Verb

xeba’ m (instance noun xebgħa)

1. verbal noun of xeba’

   Alternative form: xaba’