Maltese

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Root
s-ħ-b (accompanying)
5 terms

Alternative forms

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  • issieħeb (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)sˈsɪː.ħɛp/

Etymology 1

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From Arabic تَصَاحَبَ (taṣāḥaba).

Verb

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ssieħeb (imperfect jissieħeb, past participle missieħeb or msieħeb)

  1. to join, become a member
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of ssieħeb
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m sseħibt sseħibt ssieħeb sseħibna sseħibtu ssieħbu
f ssieħbet
imperfect m nissieħeb tissieħeb jissieħeb nissieħbu tissieħbu jissieħbu
f tissieħeb
imperative ssieħeb ssieħbu

Etymology 2

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Verb

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ssieħeb

  1. inflection of sieħeb:
    1. second-person singular imperfect
    2. third-person feminine singular imperfect