waddab

Maltese edit

Root
w-d-b
5 terms

Alternative forms edit

waddaf (archaic)

Etymology edit

From the Arabic root و ض ف (w-ḍ-f), variant of و ف ض (w-f-ḍ), which has to do with “accelerating”. The original sense is “shoot with a slingshot”, as still in the noun wadab (“slingshot”). This sense is attested for Iberian Arabic and still found in Maghrebi dialects. For the development f → b compare beża’, qabeż.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈwad.dap/

Verb edit

waddab (imperfect jwaddab, past participle mwaddab)

to throw
Synonyms: tefa’, xeħet

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of waddab
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	waddabt	waddabt	waddab	waddabna	waddabtu	waddbu
perfect	f	waddabt	waddabt	waddbet	waddabna	waddabtu	waddbu
imperfect	m	nwaddab	twaddab	jwaddab	nwaddbu	twaddbu	jwaddbu
imperfect	f	nwaddab	twaddab	twaddab	nwaddbu	twaddbu	jwaddbu
imperative			waddab			waddbu