żiegħel

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Maltese[edit]

Root
ż-għ-l
2 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic زَغَّلَ (zaḡḡala), أَزْغَلَ (ʔazḡala, “to feed one’s young”).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

żiegħel (imperfect jżiegħel, past participle mżiegħel, verbal noun żegħil)

  1. to caress, pamper
    Synonym: fissed
  2. to flatter, coax

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of żiegħel
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m żegħilt żegħilt żiegħel żegħilna żegħiltu żiegħlu
f żiegħlet
imperfect m nżiegħel żżiegħel jżiegħel nżiegħlu żżiegħlu jżiegħlu
f żżiegħel
imperative żiegħel żiegħlu
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