xekkel

Maltese

Root
x-k-l
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَشْكَلَ (ʔaškala), شَكَّلَ (šakkala). Unrelated with English shackle, though speakers may now identify them with each other.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛk.kɛl/

Verb

xekkel (imperfect jxekkel, past participle mxekkel, verbal noun tixkil)

1. to hinder, hamper, impede

Conjugation

Conjugation of xekkel
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	xekkilt	xekkilt	xekkel		xekkilna	xekkiltu	xekklu
	f			xekklet
imperfect	m	nxekkel	xxekkel	jxekkel		nxekklu	xxekklu	jxekklu
	f			xxekkel
imperative			xekkel				xekklu