sebbaħ

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Maltese

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Root
s-b-ħ
10 terms

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛb.baħ/
  • Audio (Gozo):(file)

Etymology 1

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Factitive of sabiħ (beautiful), from Arabic صَبِيح (ṣabīḥ). The verb is equivalent to Arabic صَبَّحَ (ṣabbaḥa), which at least in the standard language does not have this sense, however.

Verb

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sebbaħ (imperfect jsebbaħ, past participle msebbaħ, verbal noun tisbiħ)

  1. to beautify, embellish, adorn
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of sebbaħ
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m sebbaħt sebbaħt sebbaħ sebbaħna sebbaħtu sebbħu
f sebbħet
imperfect m nsebbaħ ssebbaħ jsebbaħ nsebbħu ssebbħu jsebbħu
f ssebbaħ
imperative sebbaħ sebbħu

Etymology 2

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From Arabic سَبَّحَ (sabbaḥa).

Verb

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sebbaħ (imperfect jsebbaħ, past participle msebbaħ, verbal noun tisbiħ)

  1. (religion) to praise, glorify (God)
    Synonym: (also other contexts) faħħar
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of sebbaħ
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m sebbaħt sebbaħt sebbaħ sebbaħna sebbaħtu sebbħu
f sebbħet
imperfect m nsebbaħ ssebbaħ jsebbaħ nsebbħu ssebbħu jsebbħu
f ssebbaħ
imperative sebbaħ sebbħu