għarbel

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Maltese[edit]

Root
għ-r-b-l
2 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic غَرْبَلَ (ḡarbala).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːr.bɛl/
    • IPA(key): /ˈaˤːr.bɛl/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈɣar.bɛl/ (archaic, rural)

Verb[edit]

għarbel (imperfect jgħarbel, past participle mgħarbel or mgħarbul)

  1. to sieve; to sift
  2. (figurative) to check; to scan; to scrutinise
  3. to riddle with questions

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of għarbel
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għarbilt għarbilt għarbel għarbilna għarbiltu għarblu
f għarblet
imperfect m ngħarbel tgħarbel jgħarbel ngħarblu tgħarblu jgħarblu
f tgħarbel
imperative għarbel għarblu
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