ntasab
Maltese
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n-s-b |
4 terms |
Alternative forms
edit- intasab (after a vowel)
Etymology
editFrom Arabic اِنْتَصَبَ (intaṣaba, “to stand, stand up”). Probably first broadened to “be in a place” regardless of posture (as also qagħad), and then narrowed again to sitting.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editntasab (imperfect jintasab)
- to sit, sit down
- Synonym: qagħad (bilqiegħda)
Conjugation
editConjugation of ntasab | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | ntasabt | ntasabt | ntasab | ntasabna | ntasabtu | ntasbu | |
f | ntasbet | |||||||
imperfect | m | nintasab | tintasab | jintasab | nintasbu | tintasbu | jintasbu | |
f | tintasab | |||||||
imperative | ntasab | ntasbu |