rxoxta

Maltese

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian risuscitari, from Latin resuscitare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)rˈʃɔʃ.ta/

Verb

rxoxta (imperfect jirxoxta, past participle rxoxtat or rxoxt, verbal noun rxoxtar)

1. (intransitive) to rise from the dead, to be resurrected, resuscitated

   Synonym: qam

2. (transitive) to raise from the dead, to resurrect, resuscitate

   Synonym: qajjem

Conjugation

Conjugation of rxoxta
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	rxoxtajt	rxoxtajt	rxoxta		rxoxtajna	rxoxtajtu	rxoxtaw
	f			rxoxtat
imperfect	m	nirxoxta	tirxoxta	jirxoxta		nirxoxtaw	tirxoxtaw	jirxoxtaw
	f			tirxoxta
imperative			rxoxta				rxoxtaw