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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic قَبَضَ (qabaḍa).
Pronunciation
Verb
qabad (imperfect jaqbad, past participle maqbud, verbal noun qbid)
- to catch; to grip
- to catch (fish etc.)
- to capture; to arrest
- to grasp; to apprehend
- (with following imperfect) to start to; to begin to
c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, San Mattew 5:1–2:Kif ra l-folol, Ġesù tala’ fuq il-muntanja, qagħad bilqiegħda, u resqu lejh id-dixxipli tiegħu. Fetaħ fommu u qabad jgħallimhom u jgħid: […]- New International Version translation: Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said:
- (impersonal) to affect
- qabadni l-ġuħ. ― I am feeling hungry. (literally, “The hunger is affecting me.”)
- to strike root
- to become popular
Conjugation