Maltese edit

Root
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

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)dˈd͡ʒɪː.lɛt/

Verb edit

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 edit

    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