See also: gibed

Maltese edit

Root
ġ-b-d
8 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic جَذَبَ (jaḏaba) with metathesis. Compare Moroccan Arabic جبد (jbad).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ġibed (imperfect jiġbed, past participle miġbud, verbal noun ġbid)

  1. (transitive) to pull
  2. (transitive) to attract
  3. (transitive) to withdraw money
  4. (intransitive) to shoot (a firearm)
  5. (transitive) to take after
  6. (transitive) to absorb
  7. (transitive) to make a copy
  8. (transitive) to pass time
  9. (intransitive) to curse, to swear
  10. (transitive) to take someone to court

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of ġibed
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ġbidt ġbidt ġibed ġbidna ġbidtu ġibdu
f ġibdet
imperfect m niġbed tiġbed jiġbed niġbdu tiġbdu jiġbdu
f tiġbed
imperative iġbed iġbdu