deha

Adja edit

Noun edit

deha

palm wine

Maltese edit

Root
d-h-w
2 terms

Alternative forms edit

heda (see usage notes below)

Etymology edit

Apparently from Arabic دَهِيَ (dahiya).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈdɛː.a/

Verb edit

deha (imperfect jedha, past participle medhi)

(with b’ or f’) to be engrossed, occupied, busy (with)

Usage notes edit

The metathesised form heda seems now predominant in practice. Especially past tense forms are attested almost exclusively from this latter.

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of deha
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	dhejt	dhejt	deha		dhejna	dhejtu	dhew
perfect	f	dhejt	dhejt	dhiet		dhejna	dhejtu	dhew
imperfect	m	nedha	tedha	jedha		nedhew	tedhew	jedhew
imperfect	f	nedha	tedha	tedha		nedhew	tedhew	jedhew
imperative			edha				edhew

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