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Maltese
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)
- (archaic) to punish
- Synonym: kkastiga
Conjugation