għajjen

Maltese
Root
għ-j-n (eye)
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic ⁧عَيَّنَ⁩ (ʕayyana) and/or ⁧عايَنَ⁩ (ʕāyana). Both would have merged in Maltese.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.jɛn/, /ˈaj.jɛn/
  • IPA(key): /ˈaˤːj.jɛn/ (archaic)

Verb

għajjen (imperfect jgħajjen, past participle mgħajjen)

  1. to curse by means of the evil eye
    Kienu jgħidu li dik il-povra xiħa tgħajjen lin-nies.
    They used to say that poor old woman cast the evil eye on people.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of għajjen
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għajjint għajjint għajjen għajjinna għajjintu għajnu
f għajnet
imperfect m ngħajjen tgħajjen jgħajjen ngħajnu tgħajnu jgħajnu
f tgħajjen
imperative għajjen għajnu
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