mtedd

Maltese

Root
m-d-d
3 terms

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Arabic اِمْتَدَّ (imtadda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)mˈtɛt/

Verb

mtedd (imperfect jimtedd)

1. mediopassive of medd: to lie down
   • 2022, Nadia Mifsud, meta tinfetaq il-folla, Ede Books, →ISBN:

     kollox għafsa. kollox fastidju. forsi
     għax għadu (wisq) kmieni. forsi.
     għax dallejl xtaqt stajt nimtedd maġenbek
     u dalgħodu stenbaħt
     b’subgħajja mwebbla għal ponn ramel
     u d-diqa mwebsa ma’ ħaddejja.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of mtedd
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	mteddejt	mteddejt	mtedd		mteddejna	mteddejtu	mteddew
	f			mteddet
imperfect	m	nimtedd	timtedd	jimtedd		nimteddu	timteddu	jimteddu
	f			timtedd
imperative			mtedd				mteddu