xebba'

Maltese

Root
x-b-għ
9 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic شَبَّعَ (šabbaʕa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛb.ba/
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛb.baˤ/ (archaic)
  • Homophone: xebba (except archaically)

Verb

xebba’ (imperfect jxebba’, past participle mxebba’, verbal noun tixbigħ)

  1. to satiate; to give somebody enough of (especially food)
  2. to get on someone's nerves

Conjugation

Conjugation of xebba’ (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m xebbajt xebbajt xebba’ xebbajna xebbajtu xebbgħu
f xebbgħet
imperfect m nxebba’ xxebba’ jxebba’ nxebbgħu xxebbgħu jxebbgħu
f xxebba’
imperative xebba’ xebbgħu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m xebbajtx xebbajtx xebba’x xebbajniex xebbajtux xebbgħux
f xebbgħitx
imperfect m nxebba’x xxebba’x jxebba’x nxebbgħux xxebbgħux jxebbgħux
f xxebba’x
imperative xxebba’x xxebbgħux