nibet

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word nibet. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word nibet, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say nibet in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word nibet you have here. The definition of the word nibet will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofnibet, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Maltese

Root
n-b-t
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نَبَتَ (nabata).

Pronunciation

Verb

nibet (imperfect jinbet)

  1. to take root, to begin to grow, to form sprouts or buds
    • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Fuq Qabar Oħti”, in Fanali bil-Lejl:
      U waqt li nħares fuq ta’ qalbi x-xitla
      tat-tifkiriet tinbet tifkira ġdida,
      b’warda ta’ swied il-qalb fejn tilma demgħa
      minn ħbub għajnejja.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of nibet
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m nbitt nbitt nibet nbitna nbittu nibtu
f nibtet
imperfect m ninbet tinbet jinbet ninbtu tinbtu jinbtu
f tinbet
imperative inbet inbtu