nissel

Maltese

Root
n-s-l
3 terms

Etymology

Intensive and factitive of Arabic نَسَلَ (nasala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪs.sɛl/

Verb

nissel (imperfect jnissel, past participle mnissel, verbal noun tinsil or tnissil)

  1. (intransitive) to procreate, to have children, offspring
    Synonym: tammar
  2. (transitive) to breed (animals)
    Synonym: għammar
  3. (transitive) to bring forth, generate, derive

Conjugation

Conjugation of nissel (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m nissilt nissilt nissel nissilna nissiltu nisslu
f nisslet
imperfect m nnissel tnissel jnissel nnisslu tnisslu jnisslu
f tnissel
imperative nissel nisslu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m nissiltx nissiltx nissilx nissilniex nissiltux nisslux
f nisslitx
imperfect m nnissilx tnissilx jnissilx nnisslux tnisslux jnisslux
f tnissilx
imperative tnissilx tnisslux