tlajja

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian dilaiare, or from an unattested Sicilian cognate, ultimately from Old French delaier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtlaj.ja/

Verb

tlajja (imperfect jitlajja, verbal noun tlajjar)

1. to loiter, linger, stroll back and forth
2. (prostitution) to wait for clients, to walk the streets

Conjugation

Conjugation of tlajja
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	tlajjajt	tlajjajt	tlajja		tlajjajna	tlajjajtu	tlajjaw
	f			tlajjat
imperfect	m	nitlajja	titlajja	jitlajja		nitlajjaw	titlajjaw	jitlajjaw
	f			titlajja
imperative			tlajja				tlajjaw

Conjugation of tlajja
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	tlajjejt	tlajjejt	tlajja		tlajjejna	tlajjejtu	tlajjew
	f			tlajjiet
imperfect	m	nitlajja	titlajja	jitlajja		nitlajjew	titlajjew	jitlajjew
	f			titlajja
imperative			tlajja				tlajjew