xiegħel

Maltese

Root
x-għ-l (working)
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic شَغَّلَ (šaḡḡala) and شَاغَلَ (šāḡala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪː.jɛl/, /ˈʃɪː.jal/
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪː.əˤl/ (archaic)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪː.ɣɛl/ (archaic, rural)

Verb

xiegħel (imperfect jxiegħel, past participle mxiegħel, verbal noun tixgħil)

1. to employ
2. to keep occupied, to distract
3. to quieten

Conjugation

Conjugation of xiegħel
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	xegħilt	xegħilt	xiegħel		xegħilna	xegħiltu	xiegħlu
	f			xiegħlet
imperfect	m	nxiegħel	xxiegħel	jxiegħel		nxiegħlu	xxiegħlu	jxiegħlu
	f			xxiegħel
imperative			xiegħel				xiegħlu