sawwab

Maltese edit

Root
s-w-b
2 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic صَوَّبَ (ṣawwaba, “to point, direct”, especially “to lower, direct downwards”, and hence also “empty a vessel”). Compare صابَ (ṣāba, “to come pouring down”, of rain).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsaw.wap/

Verb edit

sawwab (imperfect jsawwab, past participle msawwab)

to pour
Synonym: ferragħ

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of sawwab
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	sawwabt	sawwabt	sawwab	sawwabna	sawwabtu	sawbu
perfect	f	sawwabt	sawwabt	sawbet	sawwabna	sawwabtu	sawbu
imperfect	m	nsawwab	ssawwab	jsawwab	nsawbu	ssawbu	jsawbu
imperfect	f	nsawwab	ssawwab	ssawwab	nsawbu	ssawbu	jsawbu
imperative			sawwab			sawbu