ddebbulixxa

Maltese

Alternative forms

• indebbulixxa (indebbula)
• ddebbula

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian indebbuliri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)d.dɛb.buˈlɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

ddebbulixxa (imperfect jiddebbulixxi, past participle ddebolit)

1. to weaken

Conjugation

• The traditional rule is that the syllable -ixx- is lost before stressed endings; that is in the past tense, before -x, and before a pronominal suffix. The contemporary tendency is to either keep -ixx- in all forms or avoid it in all forms (see ddebbula above).

Conjugation of ddebbulixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ddebbulejt	ddebbulejt	ddebbulixxa		ddebbulejna	ddebbulejtu	ddebbulew
	f			ddebbuliet
imperfect	m	niddebbulixxi	tiddebbulixxi	jiddebbulixxi		niddebbulixxu	tiddebbulixxu	jiddebbulixxu
	f			tiddebbulixxi
imperative			ddebbulixxi				ddebbulixxu

Conjugation of ddebbulixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ddebbulixxejt	ddebbulixxejt	ddebbulixxa		ddebbulixxejna	ddebbulixxejtu	ddebbulixxew
	f			ddebbulixxiet
imperfect	m	niddebbulixxi	tiddebbulixxi	jiddebbulixxi		niddebbulixxu	tiddebbulixxu	jiddebbulixxu
	f			tiddebbulixxi
imperative			ddebbulixxi				ddebbulixxu

Related terms

• debboli (debbuli, debbli)
• debbolizza (debbulizza)
• indebboliment