sawwat

Maltese

Root
s-w-t
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَوَّطَ (sawwaṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaw.wat/

Verb

sawwat (imperfect jsawwat, past participle msawwat, verbal noun tiswit)

1. to flog, whip
2. to oppress

Conjugation

Conjugation of sawwat
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	sawwatt	sawwatt	sawwat		sawwatna	sawwattu	sawtu
	f			sawtet
imperfect	m	nsawwat	ssawwat	jsawwat		nsawtu	ssawtu	jsawtu
	f			ssawwat
imperative			sawwat				sawtu