Maltese

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Root
x-għ-l (working)
6 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic شَغَّلَ (šaḡḡala) and شَاغَلَ (šāḡala).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪː.jɛl/, /ˈʃɪː.jal/
    • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪː.əˤl/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪː.ɣɛl/ (archaic, rural)

Verb

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xiegħel (imperfect jxiegħel, past participle mxiegħel, verbal noun tixgħil)

  1. to employ
  2. to keep occupied, to distract
  3. to quieten

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of xiegħel
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m xegħilt xegħilt xiegħel xegħilna xegħiltu xiegħlu
f xiegħlet
imperfect m nxiegħel xxiegħel jxiegħel nxiegħlu xxiegħlu jxiegħlu
f xxiegħel
imperative xiegħel xiegħlu