ħaddan

Maltese

Root
ħ-d-n
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَضَّنَ (ḥaḍḍana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈħad.dan/

Verb

ħaddan (imperfect jħaddan, past participle mħaddan, verbal noun taħdin or tħaddin)

  1. to hug, embrace
    Synonym: (commoner) għannaq
  2. (figurative) to embrace, adopt (e.g. an idea, policy)
  3. to consist of, contain

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħaddan (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħaddant ħaddant ħaddan ħaddanna ħaddantu ħaddnu
f ħaddnet
imperfect m nħaddan tħaddan jħaddan nħaddnu tħaddnu jħaddnu
f tħaddan
imperative ħaddan ħaddnu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħaddantx ħaddantx ħaddanx ħaddanniex ħaddantux ħaddnux
f ħaddnitx
imperfect m nħaddanx tħaddanx jħaddanx nħaddnux tħaddnux jħaddnux
f tħaddanx
imperative tħaddanx tħaddnux