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Maltese
- iġġieled (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
Etymology
Formally from Arabic تَجالَدَ (tajālada, “to fight each other by sword”). Compare also تَجادَلَ (tajādala, “to fight, quarrel”). The two roots may be old variants of each other.
Pronunciation
Verb
ġġieled (imperfect jiġġieled)
- (intransitive) to fight, to quarrel
- Synonyms: tqabad, tqatel
- (transitive or with ma’ or kontra) to fight (something), to fight with or against
- Synonyms: tqabad, tqatel
Conjugation