ġarrab

Maltese

Root
ġ-r-b
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جَرَّبَ (jarraba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒar.rap/

Verb

ġarrab (imperfect jġarrab, past participle mġarrab, verbal noun tiġrib)

  1. to try, try out, test
    Synonym: pprova
    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “It-Tallab”, in Fl-Arena:
      Wara l-bibien,
      fit-tul tat-toroq twal,
      batejt
      il-għeja
      il-qtigħ ta’ qalb,
      batejt fuq kollox il-mistħija;
      iżda ġarrabt ukoll
      il-ferħ u l-għaxqa
      li kull tallab iħoss
      x’ħin jasal wisq għajjien bil-ħorġa f’idu
      bil-ħobż għand ommu mġewħa.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (religion) to try; to put through trial, temptation, tribulation
    Synonym: pprova

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġarrab (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ġarrabt ġarrabt ġarrab ġarrabna ġarrabtu ġarrbu
f ġarrbet
imperfect m nġarrab ġġarrab jġarrab nġarrbu ġġarrbu jġarrbu
f ġġarrab
imperative ġarrab ġarrbu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ġarrabtx ġarrabtx ġarrabx ġarrabniex ġarrabtux ġarrbux
f ġarrbitx
imperfect m nġarrabx ġġarrabx jġarrabx nġarrbux ġġarrbux jġarrbux
f ġġarrabx
imperative ġġarrabx ġġarrbux

See also