xiegħeb

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Maltese[edit]

Root
x-għ-b
2 terms

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic شَغَّبَ (šaḡḡaba).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪː.jɛp/, /ˈʃɪː.jap/
    • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪː.əˤp/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪː.ɣɛp/ (archaic, rural)

Verb[edit]

xiegħeb (imperfect jxiegħeb, past participle mxiegħeb, verbal noun xegħib)

  1. to dissuade

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of xiegħeb
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m xegħibt xegħibt xiegħeb xegħibna xegħibtu xiegħbu
f xiegħbet
imperfect m nxiegħeb xxiegħeb jxiegħeb nxiegħbu xxiegħbu jxiegħbu
f xxiegħeb
imperative xiegħeb xiegħbu