Maltese

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Root
ħ-x-n
5 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic خَشَّنَ (ḵaššana).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ħaxxen (imperfect jħaxxen, past participle mħaxxen)

  1. to thicken
  2. to make someone grow fat
  3. (figuratively) to bribe someone, to palm-oil
    Synonym: xaħħam

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of ħaxxen
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħaxxint ħaxxint ħaxxen ħaxxinna ħaxxintu ħaxxnu
f ħaxxnet
imperfect m nħaxxen tħaxxen jħaxxen nħaxxnu tħaxxnu jħaxxnu
f tħaxxen
imperative ħaxxen ħaxxnu