qabbel

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Maltese

Root
q-b-l
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَبَّلَ (qabbala).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʔab.bɛl/

Verb

qabbel (imperfect jqabbel, past participle mqabbel, verbal noun taqbil or tqabbil)

(transitive, + ma’) to compare one thing to another (in order to contrast them and assess their respective similarities and differences)
Għandna nqabblu l-valuri ta’ dis-sena ma’ dawk tas-sena l-oħra.
We must compare this year’s values with those of last year.
to rhyme, to versify
to match
to lease (especially fields)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **qabbel** (Form II)
positive forms
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	qabbilt	qabbilt	qabbel	qabbilna	qabbiltu	qabblu
perfect	f	qabbilt	qabbilt	qabblet	qabbilna	qabbiltu	qabblu
imperfect	m	nqabbel	tqabbel	jqabbel	nqabblu	tqabblu	jqabblu
imperfect	f	nqabbel	tqabbel	tqabbel	nqabblu	tqabblu	jqabblu
imperative			qabbel			qabblu

negative forms
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	qabbiltx	qabbiltx	qabbilx	qabbilniex	qabbiltux	qabblux
perfect	f	qabbiltx	qabbiltx	qabblitx	qabbilniex	qabbiltux	qabblux
imperfect	m	nqabbilx	tqabbilx	jqabbilx	nqabblux	tqabblux	jqabblux
imperfect	f	nqabbilx	tqabbilx	tqabbilx	nqabblux	tqabblux	jqabblux
imperative			tqabbilx			tqabblux

See also

xebbah

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