niġġes

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Maltese

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Root
n-ġ-s
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic نَجَّسَ (najjasa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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niġġes (imperfect jniġġes, past participle mniġġes, verbal noun tinġis)

  1. (transitive) to pollute (e.g. air)
  2. (religion, transitive) to render impure
  3. (Christianity, intransitive) to break a dietary rule (during Lent, or by eating meat on a Friday)

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of niġġes
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m niġġist niġġist niġġes niġġisna niġġistu niġġsu
f niġġset
imperfect m nniġġes tniġġes jniġġes nniġġsu tniġġsu jniġġsu
f tniġġes
imperative niġġes niġġsu