Maltese edit

Root
ċ-ħ-d
5 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic جَحَدَ (jaḥada), with generalisation of the regular assimilation [d͡ʒħ][t͡ʃħ].

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ċaħad (imperfect jiċħad, past participle miċħud, verbal noun ċħid or ċaħd)

  1. to deny, disclaim, refuse, renounce, repudiate (something)
  2. to disown, repudiate, abandon (someone)
  3. to deprive (someone) of [+ minn (object)]

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of ċaħad
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ċħadt ċħadt ċaħad ċħadna ċħadtu ċaħdu
f ċaħdet
imperfect m niċħad tiċħad jiċħad niċħdu tiċħdu jiċħdu
f tiċħad
imperative iċħad iċħdu