Maltese

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Root
’-d-n
5 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic أَذَّنَ (ʔaḏḏana, to call to prayer; to crow).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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idden (imperfect jidden, past participle midden, active participle widdien or *midden)

  1. to crow
    • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, San Mattew 26:34:
      Qallu Ġesù: “Tassew, ngħidlek, li dal-lejl, qabel ma jidden is-serduk, int tkun ġa ċħadtni tliet darbiet.”
      New International Version translation: “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.”

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of idden
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m iddint iddint idden iddinna iddintu iddnu
f iddnet
imperfect m nidden tidden jidden niddnu tiddnu jiddnu
f tidden
imperative idden iddnu