għaddeb

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Maltese

Root
għ-d-b (punishment)
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَذَّبَ (ʕaḏḏaba). In several conjugated forms the verb ultimately merged with għaddab (to anger), which facilitated its deplacement.

Pronunciation

Verb

għaddeb (imperfect jgħaddeb, past participle mgħaddeb, verbal noun tagħdib)

  1. (archaic) to punish
    Synonym: kkastiga

Conjugation

    Conjugation of għaddeb
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għaddibt għaddibt għaddeb għaddibna għaddibtu għaddbu
f għaddbet
imperfect m ngħaddeb tgħaddeb jgħaddeb ngħaddbu tgħaddbu jgħaddbu
f tgħaddeb
imperative għaddeb għaddbu