matul

Maltese

Root
t-w-l
9 terms

Etymology

From ma’ +‎ tul, literally “with the length [of]”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈtuːl/
  • Rhymes: -uːl

Preposition

matul

  1. (local) along
  2. (temporal) throughout, during

Usage notes

  • Both matul and waqt are used for “during”, but the former tends to mean that something happens for a considerable portion of the given time, whereas waqt only expresses that it coincides. Thus roughly:
matul il-festa ― for much of the festival
waqt il-festa ― at the time of the festival

Inflection

Inflected forms of matul
Personal-pronoun-
including forms 		singular plural
m f
1st person matuli matulna
2nd person matulek matulkom
3rd person matulu matulha matulhom
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