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tlajja

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Maltese

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Italian dilaiare, or from an unattested Sicilian cognate, ultimately from Old French delaier.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    tlajja (imperfect jitlajja, verbal noun tlajjar)

    1. to loiter, linger, stroll back and forth
    2. (prostitution) to wait for clients, to walk the streets

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of tlajja (i-type unadapted loan)
    positive forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m tlajjajt tlajjajt tlajja tlajjajna tlajjajtu tlajjaw
    f tlajjat
    imperfect m nitlajja titlajja jitlajja nitlajjaw titlajjaw jitlajjaw
    f titlajja
    imperative tlajja tlajjaw
    negative forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m tlajjajtx tlajjajtx tlajja tlajjajniex tlajjajtux tlajjawx
    f tlajjatx
    imperfect m nitlajjax titlajjax jitlajjax nitlajjawx titlajjawx jitlajjawx
    f titlajjax
    imperative titlajjax titlajjawx
    Conjugation of tlajja (Form V)
    positive forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m tlajjejt tlajjejt tlajja tlajjejna tlajjejtu tlajjew
    f tlajjiet
    imperfect m nitlajja titlajja jitlajja nitlajjew titlajjew jitlajjew
    f titlajja
    imperative tlajja tlajjew