dineb

Maltese

Root
d-n-b
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَذْنَبَ (ʔaḏnaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪ.nɛp/

Verb

dineb (imperfect jidneb, active participle midneb)

1. to sin, to commit a sin
2. (figurative) to fall into temptation of a meal

Conjugation

Conjugation of dineb
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	dnibt	dnibt	dineb		dnibna	dnibtu	dinbu
	f			dinbet
imperfect	m	nidneb	tidneb	jidneb		nidinbu	tidinbu	jidinbu
	f			tidneb
imperative			idneb				idinbu

Derived terms

• midneb