ħeġġeġ

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Maltese

Root
ħ-ġ-ġ
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic هَجَّجَ (hajjaja, to fan flames, to fire up) with irregular fortition of h to ħ as also, for example, in ħarab. Compare related Maltese ħuġġieġa (bonfire).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈħɛd.d͡ʒɛt͡ʃ/

Verb

ħeġġeġ (imperfect jħeġġeġ, past participle mħeġġeġ)

  1. to blaze, to emit a flame
  2. to kindle (a bonfire)
  3. to urge, to exhort, to encourage

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħeġġeġ
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħeġġiġt ħeġġiġt ħeġġeġ ħeġġiġna ħeġġiġtu ħeġġu
f ħeġġet
imperfect m nħeġġeġ tħeġġeġ jħeġġeġ nħeġġu tħeġġu jħeġġu
f tħeġġeġ
imperative ħeġġeġ ħeġġu