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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic شَغَّبَ (šaḡḡaba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɪː.jɛp/, /ˈʃɪː.jap/
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɪː.əˤp/ (archaic)
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɪː.ɣɛp/ (archaic, rural)
Verb
xiegħeb (imperfect jxiegħeb, past participle mxiegħeb, verbal noun xegħib or xigħib)
- to dissuade
- to cause trouble
Conjugation