niġġes
Maltese edit
| Root |
|---|
| n-ġ-s |
| 1 term |
Etymology edit
From Arabic نَجَّسَ (najjasa).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
niġġes (imperfect jniġġes, past participle mniġġes, verbal noun tinġis)
- (transitive) to pollute (e.g. air)
- (religion, transitive) to render impure
- (Christianity, intransitive) to break a dietary rule (during Lent, or by eating meat on a Friday)
Conjugation edit
| Conjugation of niġġes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | niġġist | niġġist | niġġes | niġġisna | niġġistu | niġġsu | |
| f | niġġset | |||||||
| imperfect | m | nniġġes | tniġġes | jniġġes | nniġġsu | tniġġsu | jniġġsu | |
| f | tniġġes | |||||||
| imperative | niġġes | niġġsu | ||||||