bejjet

Maltese

Root
b-j-t
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَيَّتَ (bayyata).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛj.jɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛjjɛt

Verb

bejjet (imperfect jbejjet, past participle mbejjet, verbal noun tibjit)

1. (intransitive) to nestle, build a nest
2. (figurative, intransitive) to brood, nourish (a feeling)

   Baqa’ jħammem u jbejjet il-mibegħda f’qalbu.

   He kept ruminating and nourishing hatred in his heart.

3. (transitive) to build a grudge against someone

Conjugation

Conjugation of bejjet
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	bejjitt	bejjitt	bejjet		bejjitna	bejjittu	bejtu
	f			bejtet
imperfect	m	nbejjet	tbejjet	jbejjet		nbejtu	tbejtu	jbejtu
	f			tbejjet
imperative			bejjet				bejtu