ħaxxen

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Maltese

Root
ħ-x-n
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خَشَّنَ (ḵaššana).

Pronunciation

Verb

ħaxxen (imperfect jħaxxen, past participle mħaxxen)

  1. to thicken
  2. to make someone grow fat
  3. (figuratively) to bribe someone, to palm-oil
    Synonym: xaħħam

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħaxxen (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħaxxint ħaxxint ħaxxen ħaxxinna ħaxxintu ħaxxnu
f ħaxxnet
imperfect m nħaxxen tħaxxen jħaxxen nħaxxnu tħaxxnu jħaxxnu
f tħaxxen
imperative ħaxxen ħaxxnu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħaxxintx ħaxxintx ħaxxinx ħaxxinniex ħaxxintux ħaxxnux
f ħaxxnitx
imperfect m nħaxxinx tħaxxinx jħaxxinx nħaxxnux tħaxxnux jħaxxnux
f tħaxxinx
imperative tħaxxinx tħaxxnux