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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic شَغَّلَ (šaḡḡala) and شَاغَلَ (šāḡala).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɪː.jɛl/, /ˈʃɪː.jal/
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɪː.əˤl/ (archaic)
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɪː.ɣɛl/ (archaic, rural)
Verb
xiegħel (imperfect jxiegħel, past participle mxiegħel, verbal noun tixgħil)
- to employ
- to keep occupied, to distract
- to quieten
Conjugation