ġarrab

Maltese

Root
ġ-r-b
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جَرَّبَ (jarraba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒar.rap/

Verb

ġarrab (imperfect jġarrab, past participle mġarrab, verbal noun tiġrib)

1. to try, try out, test

   Synonym: pprova

   • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “It-Tallab”, in Fl-Arena:

     Wara l-bibien,
     fit-tul tat-toroq twal,
     batejt
     il-għeja
     il-qtigħ ta’ qalb,
     batejt fuq kollox il-mistħija;
     iżda ġarrabt ukoll
     il-ferħ u l-għaxqa
     li kull tallab iħoss
     x’ħin jasal wisq għajjien bil-ħorġa f’idu
     bil-ħobż għand ommu mġewħa.

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1. (religion) to try; to put through trial, temptation, tribulation

   Synonym: pprova

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġarrab
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ġarrabt	ġarrabt	ġarrab		ġarrabna	ġarrabtu	ġarrbu
	f			ġarrbet
imperfect	m	nġarrab	ġġarrab	jġarrab		nġarrbu	ġġarrbu	jġarrbu
	f			ġġarrab
imperative			ġarrab				ġarrbu

See also

• ħajjar
• ttenta