Maltese edit

Root
d-ħ-l
10 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic دَخَلَ (daḵala).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

daħal (imperfect jidħol, past participle midħul, active participle dieħel, verbal noun dħul)

  1. to enter, come in, go in
  2. to be employed
  3. to begin
    is-sena d-dieħlanext year
    Daħal is-sajf.The summer has begun.
  4. to shrink (especially clothes)
  5. to fit into
  6. to act as an intermediate; to be involved [+ bejn (object)]
  7. to help [+ għal (object)]
  8. to ask for it [+għaliha]
    Daħlet għaliha.She asked for it.

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of daħal
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m dħalt dħalt daħal dħalna dħaltu daħlu
f daħlet
imperfect m nidħol tidħol jidħol nidħlu tidħlu jidħlu
f tidħol
imperative idħol idħlu