stenna

Maltese

Root
’-n-j
4 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic *اِسْتَأَنَّى (*istaʔannā), an alternative pan-dialectal form of اِسْتَأْنَى (istaʔnā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛn.na/

Verb

stenna (imperfect jistenna, past participle mistenni, verbal noun stennija)

  1. to wait
    Sieħbek qed jistenniek. ― Your friend is waiting for you.
    Sħabi qed jistennewni. ― My friends are waiting for me.
    • 2018 [1977], Alfred Massa, L-Istar tal-Imgħoddi, 2nd edition, Horizons, page 60:
      Lil Alexander insibu jistennieni.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to expect, anticipate

Conjugation

Conjugation of stenna (Form X)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m stennejt stennejt stenna stennejna stennejtu stennew
f stenniet
imperfect m nistenna tistenna jistenna nistennew tistennew jistennew
f tistenna
imperative stenna stennew
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