Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic نَزَلَ (nazala).
Pronunciation
Verb
niżel (imperfect jinżel, active participle nieżel, verbal noun nżul or nżil)
- 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)
- to depreciate, to devaluate
- to be registered
- to follow an argument
Conjugation
Conjugation of niżel (Form I)
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| perfect
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m
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nżilt
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nżilt
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niżel
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nżilna
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nżiltu
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niżlu
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| f
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niżlet
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m
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ninżel
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tinżel
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jinżel
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ninżlu
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tinżlu
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jinżlu
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| f
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tinżel
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inżel
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inżlu
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| perfect
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m
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nżiltx
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nżiltx
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niżel
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nżilniex
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nżiltux
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niżlux
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niżlitx
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m
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ninżilx
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tinżilx
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jinżilx
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ninżlux
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tinżlux
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jinżlux
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| f
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tinżilx
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tinżilx
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tinżlux
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