sebbaħ

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Maltese

Root
s-b-ħ
10 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛb.baħ/
  • Audio (Gozo):(file)

Etymology 1

Factitive of sabiħ (“beautiful”), from Arabic صَبِيح (ṣabīḥ). The verb is equivalent to Arabic صَبَّحَ (ṣabbaḥa), which at least in the standard language does not have this sense, however.

Verb

sebbaħ (imperfect jsebbaħ, past participle msebbaħ, verbal noun tisbiħ)

  1. to beautify, embellish, adorn
Conjugation
    Conjugation of sebbaħ
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m sebbaħt sebbaħt sebbaħ sebbaħna sebbaħtu sebbħu
f sebbħet
imperfect m nsebbaħ ssebbaħ jsebbaħ nsebbħu ssebbħu jsebbħu
f ssebbaħ
imperative sebbaħ sebbħu

Etymology 2

From Arabic سَبَّحَ (sabbaḥa).

Verb

sebbaħ (imperfect jsebbaħ, past participle msebbaħ, verbal noun tisbiħ)

  1. (religion) to praise, glorify (God)
    Synonym: (also other contexts) faħħar
Conjugation
    Conjugation of sebbaħ
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m sebbaħt sebbaħt sebbaħ sebbaħna sebbaħtu sebbħu
f sebbħet
imperfect m nsebbaħ ssebbaħ jsebbaħ nsebbħu ssebbħu jsebbħu
f ssebbaħ
imperative sebbaħ sebbħu
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