waddab

Maltese

Root
w-d-b
5 terms

Alternative forms

• waddaf (archaic)

Etymology

From the Arabic root و ض ف (w-ḍ-f), variant of و ف ض (w-f-ḍ), which has to do with “accelerating”. The original sense is “shoot with a slingshot”, as still in the noun wadab (“slingshot”). This sense is attested for Iberian Arabic and still found in Maghrebi dialects. For the development f → b compare beża’, qabeż.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwad.dap/

Verb

waddab (imperfect jwaddab, past participle mwaddab)

1. to throw

   Synonyms: tefa’, xeħet

Conjugation

Conjugation of waddab
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	waddabt	waddabt	waddab		waddabna	waddabtu	waddbu
	f			waddbet
imperfect	m	nwaddab	twaddab	jwaddab		nwaddbu	twaddbu	jwaddbu
	f			twaddab
imperative			waddab				waddbu