qabad

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Maltese

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Root
q-b-d
6 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic قَبَضَ (qabaḍa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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qabad (imperfect jaqbad, past participle maqbud, verbal noun qbid)

  1. to catch; to grip
  2. to catch (fish etc.)
  3. to capture; to arrest
  4. to grasp; to apprehend
  5. (with following imperfect) to start to; to begin to
    • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, San Mattew 5:1–2:
      Kif ra l-folol, Ġesù tala’ fuq il-muntanja, qagħad bilqiegħda, u resqu lejh id-dixxipli tiegħu. Fetaħ fommu u qabad jgħallimhom u jgħid: []
      New International Version translation: Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said: []
  6. (impersonal) to affect
    qabadni l-ġuħ.I am feeling hungry. (literally, “The hunger is affecting me.”)
  7. to strike root
  8. to become popular

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of qabad
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qbadt qbadt qabad qbadna qbadtu qabdu
f qabdet
imperfect m naqbad taqbad jaqbad naqbdu taqbdu jaqbdu
f taqbad
imperative aqbad aqbdu