għaddeb

Maltese

Root
għ-d-b (punishment)
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَذَّبَ (ʕaḏḏaba). In several conjugated forms the verb ultimately merged with għaddab (to anger), which facilitated its deplacement.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːd.dɛp/
  • IPA(key): /ˈaˤːd.dɛp/ (archaic)

Verb

għaddeb (imperfect jgħaddeb, past participle mgħaddeb, verbal noun tagħdib)

  1. (archaic) to punish
    Synonym: kkastiga

Conjugation

    Conjugation of għaddeb
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għaddibt għaddibt għaddeb għaddibna għaddibtu għaddbu
f għaddbet
imperfect m ngħaddeb tgħaddeb jgħaddeb ngħaddbu tgħaddbu jgħaddbu
f tgħaddeb
imperative għaddeb għaddbu
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