għeb

Maltese

Root
għ-j-b
5 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic غَابَ (ḡāba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛːp/
    • IPA(key): /ɛˤːp/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ɣɛːp/ (archaic, rustic)

Verb

għeb (imperfect jgħib, past participle megħjub or (colloquial) mgħib, verbal noun għejbien)

  1. to disappear
    Il-qamar jidher bil-lejl u jgħib bin-nhar.
    The moon appears at night and disappears in the daytime.
    Il-mara li għebet ġimagħtejn ilu, nsabet mejta f’għar.
    The woman who disappeared two weeks ago, has been found dead in a cave.

Conjugation

Conjugation of għeb (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għebt għebt għeb għebna għebtu għebu
f għebet
imperfect m ngħib tgħib jgħib ngħibu tgħibu jgħibu
f tgħib
imperative għib għibu
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