waħħal

Maltese

Root
w-ħ-l
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَحَّلَ (waḥḥala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaħ.ħal/

Verb

waħħal (imperfect jwaħħal, past participle mwaħħal)

  1. (transitive) to stick, attach
    Waħħalt il-kartolina mal-ħajt.I stuck the postcard on the wall.
  2. (transitive) to sentence, to hand out a penalty
    Waħħluh sentejn ħabs.They gave him two years in prison.
  3. (intransitive, with f’) to blame
    Dejjem iwaħħal fl-oħrajn.He always blames others.

Conjugation

Conjugation of waħħal (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m waħħalt waħħalt waħħal waħħalna waħħaltu waħħlu
f waħħlet
imperfect m nwaħħal twaħħal jwaħħal nwaħħlu twaħħlu jwaħħlu
f twaħħal
imperative waħħal waħħlu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m waħħaltx waħħaltx waħħalx waħħalniex waħħaltux waħħlux
f waħħlitx
imperfect m nwaħħalx twaħħalx jwaħħalx nwaħħlux twaħħlux jwaħħlux
f twaħħalx
imperative twaħħalx twaħħlux