tiekel

Maltese

Root
t-k-l
4 terms

Etymology

Back-formation from ttiekel, from Arabic اِتَّكَلَ (ittakala), reshaped to create a newly root t-k-l.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiː.kɛl/

Verb

tiekel (imperfect jtiekel, past participle mtiekel, verbal noun tekil)

1. to raise hopes

Conjugation

Conjugation of tiekel
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	tekilt	tekilt	tiekel		tekilna	tekiltu	tieklu
	f			tieklet
imperfect	m	ntiekel	ttiekel	jtiekel		ntieklu	ttieklu	jtieklu
	f			ttiekel
imperative			tiekel				tieklu