deha

Adja

Noun

deha

1. palm wine

Maltese

Root
d-h-w
2 terms

Alternative forms

• heda (see usage notes below)

Etymology

Apparently from Arabic دَهِيَ (dahiya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛː.a/

Verb

deha (imperfect jedha, past participle medhi)

1. (with b’ or f’) to be engrossed, occupied, busy (with)

Usage notes

• The metathesised form heda seems now predominant in practice. Especially past tense forms are attested almost exclusively from this latter.

Conjugation

Conjugation of deha
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	dhejt	dhejt	deha		dhejna	dhejtu	dhew
	f			dhiet
imperfect	m	nedha	tedha	jedha		nedhew	tedhew	jedhew
	f			tedha
imperative			edha				edhew