ħejja

Maltese

Root
ħ-j-j (prepare)
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic هَيَّأَ (hayyaʔa, to prepare, arrange) with fortition of h- to ħ- as in some other stems such as in ħarab.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈħɛj.ja/

Verb

ħejja (imperfect jħejji, past participle mħejji, verbal noun tħejjija or ħeji)

  1. to prepare
    • 1966, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Qanpiena”, in Ejjew Nidħku Ftit Ieħor:
      Il-qanpiena ħarġet tħabbar
      mill-kampnar: Sar ħin it-talb;
      ejjew nies, il-kelma t’Alla
      sa niżirgħu, ħejju l-qalb!”
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħejja (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħejjejt ħejjejt ħejja ħejjejna ħejjejtu ħejjew
f ħejjiet
imperfect m nħejji tħejji jħejji nħejju tħejju jħejju
f tħejji
imperative ħejji ħejju
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħejjejtx ħejjejtx ħejjiex ħejjejniex ħejjejtux ħejjewx
f ħejjietx
imperfect m nħejjix tħejjix jħejjix nħejjux tħejjux jħejjux
f tħejjix
imperative tħejjix tħejjux