stieden
Maltese
editRoot |
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’-d-n |
6 terms |
Etymology
editFrom Arabic اِسْتَأْذَنَ (istaʔḏana, “to ask for permission to come in”). In Maltese, it has been transferred from the guest’s question to the host’s offer. Used the same way in Tunisian arabic.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editstieden (imperfect jistieden, past participle mistieden, verbal noun stedin)
- to invite
Conjugation
editConjugation of stieden | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | stedint | stedint | stieden | stedinna | stedintu | stiednu | |
f | stiednet | |||||||
imperfect | m | nistieden | tistieden | jistieden | nistiednu | tistiednu | jistiednu | |
f | tistieden | |||||||
imperative | stieden | stiednu |