niġġes

Maltese

Root
n-ġ-s
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نَجَّسَ (najjasa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪd.d͡ʒɛs/

Verb

niġġes (imperfect jniġġes, past participle mniġġes, verbal noun tinġis)

1. (transitive) to pollute (e.g. air)
2. (religion, transitive) to render impure
3. (Christianity, intransitive) to break a dietary rule (during Lent, or by eating meat on a Friday)

Conjugation

Conjugation of niġġes
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	niġġist	niġġist	niġġes		niġġisna	niġġistu	niġġsu
	f			niġġset
imperfect	m	nniġġes	tniġġes	jniġġes		nniġġsu	tniġġsu	jniġġsu
	f			tniġġes
imperative			niġġes				niġġsu