Maltese

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Root
’-d-n
5 terms

Etymology

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From 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

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Verb

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stieden (imperfect jistieden, past participle mistieden, verbal noun stedin)

  1. to invite

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of stieden
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