Maltese

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Root
d-n-d-l
5 terms

Alternative forms

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  • iddendel (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology

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From Arabic تَدَلْدَلَ (tadaldala, to dangle).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ddendel (imperfect jiddendel)

  1. mediopassive of dendel
    1. (intransitive) to hang; to be hung
    2. (intransitive) to be killed by hanging; to hang oneself
      Synonym: tgħallaq

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of ddendel
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ddendilt ddendilt ddendel ddendilna ddendiltu ddendlu
f ddendlet
imperfect m niddendel tiddendel jiddendel niddendlu tiddendlu jiddendlu
f tiddendel
imperative ddendel ddendlu