niżel

Maltese

Root
n-ż-l
9 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَزَلَ (nazala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪ.zɛl/

Verb

niżel (imperfect jinżel, active participle nieżel, verbal noun nżul or nżil)

  1. to descend, to go down
    Antonym: tela’
    • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Missieri kien niżel jiġri isfel, ħareġ fuq l-għatba u beda jsejjaħ lill-pulizija biex iwissihom b’dan il-periklu.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to depreciate, to devaluate
  3. to be registered
  4. to follow an argument

Conjugation

Conjugation of niżel (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m nżilt nżilt niżel nżilna nżiltu niżlu
f niżlet
imperfect m ninżel tinżel jinżel ninżlu tinżlu jinżlu
f tinżel
imperative inżel inżlu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m nżiltx nżiltx niżel nżilniex nżiltux niżlux
f niżlitx
imperfect m ninżilx tinżilx jinżilx ninżlux tinżlux jinżlux
f tinżilx
imperative tinżilx tinżlux