Maltese

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Root
d-h-s
2 terms

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The contemporary form is an analogical alteration of ndehes, but this is perhaps itself an alteration of ndess. Then further from Arabic اِنْدَسَّ (indassa, to enter”, also “to visit in secret or in order to gossip).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ndiehes (imperfect jindiehes)

  1. (with f’) to seek access (to some group or field), especially through flattery and the like
  2. (with ma’) to curry favour, to seek contact (with some person)

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of ndiehes
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ndehist ndehist ndiehes ndehisna ndehistu ndiehsu
f ndiehset
imperfect m nindiehes tindiehes jindiehes nindiehsu tindiehsu jindiehsu
f tindiehes
imperative ndiehes ndiehsu