ġibed

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Maltese

Root
ġ-b-d
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جَذَبَ (jaḏaba) with metathesis. Compare Moroccan Arabic جبد (jbad).

Pronunciation

Verb

ġibed (imperfect jiġbed, past participle miġbud, verbal noun ġbid)

  1. (transitive) to pull
  2. (transitive) to attract
  3. (transitive) to withdraw money
  4. (intransitive) to shoot (a firearm)
  5. (transitive) to take after
  6. (transitive) to absorb
  7. (transitive) to make a copy
  8. (transitive) to pass time
  9. (intransitive) to curse, to swear
  10. (transitive) to take someone to court

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġibed (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ġbidt ġbidt ġibed ġbidna ġbidtu ġibdu
f ġibdet
imperfect m niġbed tiġbed jiġbed niġbdu tiġbdu jiġbdu
f tiġbed
imperative iġbed iġbdu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ġbidtx ġbidtx ġibed ġbidniex ġbidtux ġibdux
f ġibditx
imperfect m niġbidx tiġbidx jiġbidx niġbdux tiġbdux jiġbdux
f tiġbidx
imperative tiġbidx tiġbdux
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