krieh

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɪːħ/

Etymology 1

Root
k-r-h
8 terms

Ninth stem derived from ikrah.

Verb

krieh (imperfect jikrieh)

1. to become ugly or despicable

   Synonym: tkerrah

Conjugation

• The sound /ħ/ is kept in all conjugated forms. The spelling is h instead of ħ because this fortition has not been generalised throughout the root (compare kerha, kruha).

Conjugation of krieh
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	kriht	kriht	krieh		krihna	krihtu	kriehu
	f			kriehet
imperfect	m	nikrieh	tikrieh	jikrieh		nikriehu	tikriehu	jikriehu
	f			tikrieh
imperative			krieh				kriehu

Etymology 2

See the lemma.

Verb

krieh

1. pronominal form of kera: he rented it