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Maltese

Root
r-t-b
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic رَطَّبَ (raṭṭaba).

Pronunciation

Verb

rattab (imperfect jrattab, past participle mrattab)

  1. to soften
    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Lis-Sena l-Ġdida 1964”, in Fl-Arena:
      X’sejra ġġibilna ġewwa l-fardal tiegħek.
      ja Sena Ġdida?
      Ah! biegħed minna
      il-għelt, il-ġlied,
      id-demm bejn l-aħwa;
      rażżan ir-regħba u l-ġibdiet tal-ħakma,
      rattab l-irjus u l-qlub,
      ġibilna s-sabar ta’ xulxin, l-imħabba,
      ġibilna l-għaqda,
      ġibilna s-sliem,
      ġibilna l-ħelsien!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of rattab (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m rattabt rattabt rattab rattabna rattabtu rattbu
f rattbet
imperfect m nrattab trattab jrattab nrattbu trattbu jrattbu
f trattab
imperative rattab rattbu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m rattabtx rattabtx rattabx rattabniex rattabtux rattbux
f rattbitx
imperfect m nrattabx trattabx jrattabx nrattbux trattbux jrattbux
f trattabx
imperative trattabx trattbux
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