fieħ

Maltese

Root
f-w-ħ
7 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic فَاحَ (fāḥa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɪːħ/
  • Homophone: fih

Verb

fieħ (imperfect jfuħ)

  1. to have a good smell, scent, be fragrant
  2. (figuratively) to have a good reputation
  3. (Gozo) to be scarse

Conjugation

Conjugation of fieħ (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m fiħt fiħt fieħ fiħna fiħtu fieħu
f fieħet
imperfect m nfuħ tfuħ jfuħ nfuħu tfuħu jfuħu
f tfuħ
imperative fuħ fuħu