ġġieled
Maltese edit
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ġ-l-d |
6 terms |
Alternative forms edit
- iġġieled (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
Etymology edit
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 edit
Verb edit
ġġieled (imperfect jiġġieled)
- (intransitive) to fight, to quarrel
- (transitive or with ma’ or kontra) to fight (something), to fight with or against
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ġġieled | ||||||||
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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 |