leħħ

Maltese

Root
l-ħ-ħ
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَلَحَّ‎ (ʔalaḥḥa, “to insist, urge”, also of clouds “to rain continuously, to stay in one place”). The sense “to flash” from the persistent flashes of lightning during a thunderstorm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɛħ/
Rhymes: -ɛħ

Verb

leħħ (imperfect jleħħ, verbal noun leħħ)

to flash, flare
(perhaps archaic) to ask insistently, to nag

Conjugation

Conjugation of leħħ
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	leħħejt	leħħejt	leħħ	leħħejna	leħħejtu	leħħew
perfect	f	leħħejt	leħħejt	leħħet	leħħejna	leħħejtu	leħħew
imperfect	m	nleħħ	tleħħ	jleħħ	nleħħu	tleħħu	jleħħu
imperfect	f	nleħħ	tleħħ	tleħħ	nleħħu	tleħħu	jleħħu
imperative			leħħ			leħħu

Noun

leħħ m (instance noun leħħa)

verbal noun of leħħ: flashing, flaring

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