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Maltese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic اِسْتَأْنَى (istaʔnā, “to wait”). Compare the same phonetic development in Tunisian Arabic استنى (istanna), Egyptian Arabic استنى (istanna).
Pronunciation
Verb
stenna (imperfect jistenna, past participle mistenni, verbal noun stennija)
- to wait
- Sieħbek qed jistenniek. ― Your friend is waiting for you.
- Sħabi qed jistennewni. ― My friends are waiting for me.
2018 [1977], Alfred Massa, L-Istar tal-Imgħoddi, 2nd edition, Horizons, page 60:
- to expect, anticipate
Conjugation