ġġieled

Maltese

Root
ġ-l-d
6 terms

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Formally from Arabic تَجالَدَ (tajālada, “to fight each other by sword”). Compare also تَجادَلَ (tajādala, “to fight, quarrel”). The two roots may be old variants of each other.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)dˈd͡ʒɪː.lɛt/

Verb

ġġieled (imperfect jiġġieled)

1. (intransitive) to fight, to quarrel

   Synonyms: tqabad, tqatel

2. (transitive or with ma’ or kontra) to fight (something), to fight with or against

   Synonyms: tqabad, tqatel

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġġieled
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ġġelidt	ġġelidt	ġġieled		ġġelidna	ġġelidtu	ġġieldu
	f			ġġieldet
imperfect	m	niġġieled	tiġġieled	jiġġieled		niġġieldu	tiġġieldu	jiġġieldu
	f			tiġġieled
imperative			ġġieled				ġġieldu