nissel

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Maltese[edit]

Root
n-s-l
3 terms

Etymology[edit]

Intensive and factitive of Arabic نَسَلَ (nasala).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

nissel (imperfect jnissel, past participle mnissel, verbal noun tinsil or tnissil)

  1. (intransitive) to procreate, to have children, offspring
    Synonym: tammar
  2. (transitive) to breed (animals)
    Synonym: għammar
  3. (transitive) to bring forth, generate, derive

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of nissel
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m nissilt nissilt nissel nissilna nissiltu nisslu
f nisslet
imperfect m nnissel tnissel jnissel nnisslu tnisslu jnisslu
f tnissel
imperative nissel nisslu