daħal

Maltese

Root
d-ħ-l
9 terms

Etymology

From Arabic دَخَلَ (daḵala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈda.ħal/

Verb

daħal (imperfect jidħol, past participle midħul, active participle dieħel, verbal noun dħul)

  1. to enter, come in, go in
  2. to be employed
  3. to begin
    is-sena d-dieħlanext year
    Daħal is-sajf.The summer has begun.
  4. to shrink (especially clothes)
  5. to fit into
  6. to act as an intermediate; to be involved [with bejn]
  7. to help [with għal]
  8. to ask for it [with għaliha]
    Daħlet għaliha.She asked for it.

Conjugation

Conjugation of daħal (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m dħalt dħalt daħal dħalna dħaltu daħlu
f daħlet
imperfect m nidħol tidħol jidħol nidħlu tidħlu jidħlu
f tidħol
imperative idħol idħlu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m dħaltx dħaltx daħalx dħalniex dħaltux daħlux
f daħlitx
imperfect m nidħolx tidħolx jidħolx nidħlux tidħlux jidħlux
f tidħolx
imperative tidħolx tidħlux