ndiehes
Maltese
editRoot |
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d-h-s |
2 terms |
Alternative forms
editEtymology
editThe 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
editVerb
editndiehes (imperfect jindiehes)
- (with f’) to seek access (to some group or field), especially through flattery and the like
- (with ma’) to curry favour, to seek contact (with some person)
Conjugation
editConjugation of ndiehes | ||||||||
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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 |