wesa'

Maltese

Root
w-s-għ
6 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic وَسِعَ (wasiʕa, to be wide, be able to hold).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛ.sa/
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛ.saˤ/ (archaic)

Verb

wesa’ (imperfect jesa’, active participle wiesa’, verbal noun usigħ)

  1. to be wide enough to have a capacity of; to be able to hold; to be able to accommodate

Conjugation

Conjugation of wesa’ (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m wesajt wesajt wesa’ wesajna wesajtu wesgħu
f wesgħet
imperfect m nesa’ tesa’ jesa’ nesgħu tesgħu jesgħu
f tesa’
imperative esa’ esgħu