ċempel
Maltese edit
Root |
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ċ-m-p-l |
1 term |
Etymology edit
Derived from Italian cembalo in its older sense “cymbal”, from Latin cymbalum, from Ancient Greek κύμβαλον (kúmbalon).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ċempel (imperfect jċempel, past participle mċempel, verbal noun ċempil)
- (transitive) to ring (a bell etc.)
- Synonym: daqq
- (transitive) to ring, call (a telephone number)
- (intransitive, with lil) to ring, call someone (by telephone)
- Ċempiltilha lbieraħ, iżda ma kenitx id-dar.
- I rang her yesterday, but she wasn’t at home.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ċempel | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | ċempilt | ċempilt | ċempel | ċempilna | ċempiltu | ċemplu | |
f | ċemplet | |||||||
imperfect | m | nċempel | ċċempel | jċempel | nċemplu | ċċemplu | jċemplu | |
f | ċċempel | |||||||
imperative | ċempel | ċemplu |