kileb

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Maltese

Root
k-l-b
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَلَبَ (kalaba, to be rabid, mad, thirsty, greedy).

Pronunciation

Verb

kileb (imperfect jikleb, past participle miklub, verbal noun klib)

  1. (transitive) to crave
  2. (intransitive) to crave food, to be very hungry

Conjugation

Conjugation of kileb
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m klibt klibt kileb klibna klibtu kilbu
f kilbet
imperfect m nikleb tikleb jikleb nikilbu tikilbu jikilbu
f tikleb
imperative ikleb ikilbu