ambixxa

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ambire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amˈbɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

ambixxa (imperfect jambixxi)

1. to aim high

Conjugation

• The traditional rule is that the syllable -ixx- is lost before stressed endings; that is in the past tense, before -x, and before a pronominal suffix. The contemporary tendency is to either keep -ixx- in all forms or avoid it in all forms (see amba above).

Conjugation of ambixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ambejt	ambejt	ambixxa		ambejna	ambejtu	ambew
	f			ambiet
imperfect	m	nambixxi	tambixxi	jambixxi		nambixxu	tambixxu	jambixxu
	f			tambixxi
imperative			ambixxi				ambixxu

Conjugation of ambixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ambixxejt	ambixxejt	ambixxa		ambixxejna	ambixxejtu	ambixxew
	f			ambixxiet
imperfect	m	nambixxi	tambixxi	jambixxi		nambixxu	tambixxu	jambixxu
	f			tambixxi
imperative			ambixxi				ambixxu

Related terms

• ambizzjoni
• ambizzjuż