krieh

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krɪːħ/

Etymology 1

Root
k-r-h
8 terms

Ninth stem derived from ikrah.

Verb

krieh (imperfect jikrieh)

  1. to become ugly or despicable
    Synonym: tkerrah
Conjugation
  • The sound /ħ/ is kept in all conjugated forms. The spelling is h instead of ħ because this fortition has not been generalised throughout the root (compare kerha, kruha).
Conjugation of krieh (Form IX)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m kriht kriht krieh krihna krihtu kriehu
f kriehet
imperfect m nikrieh tikrieh jikrieh nikriehu tikriehu jikriehu
f tikrieh
imperative krieh kriehu

Etymology 2

See the lemma.

Verb

krieh

  1. pronominal form of kera: he rented it