ġġieled

Maltese

Root
ġ-l-d
6 terms

Alternative forms

  • iġġieled (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology

Formally from Arabic تَجالَدَ (tajālada, “to fight each other by sword”). Compare also تَجادَلَ (tajādala, “to fight, quarrel”). The two roots may be old variants of each other.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)dˈd͡ʒɪː.lɛt/

Verb

ġġieled (imperfect jiġġieled)

  1. (intransitive) to fight, to quarrel
    Synonyms: tqabad, tqatel
  2. (transitive or with ma’ or kontra) to fight (something), to fight with or against
    Synonyms: tqabad, tqatel

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġġieled (Form VI)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ġġelidt ġġelidt ġġieled ġġelidna ġġelidtu ġġieldu
f ġġieldet
imperfect m niġġieled tiġġieled jiġġieled niġġieldu tiġġieldu jiġġieldu
f tiġġieled
imperative ġġieled ġġieldu
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