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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic قَبَّلَ (qabbala).
Pronunciation
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
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