xiegħel

Maltese

Root
x-għ-l (working)
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic شَغَّلَ (šaḡḡala) and شَاغَلَ (šāḡala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪː.jɛl/, /ˈʃɪː.jal/
    • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪː.əˤl/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪː.ɣɛl/ (archaic, rustic)

Verb

xiegħel (imperfect jxiegħel, past participle mxiegħel, verbal noun tixgħil)

  1. to employ
  2. to keep occupied, to distract
  3. to quieten

Conjugation

Conjugation of xiegħel (Form III)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m xegħilt xegħilt xiegħel xegħilna xegħiltu xiegħlu
f xiegħlet
imperfect m nxiegħel xxiegħel jxiegħel nxiegħlu xxiegħlu jxiegħlu
f xxiegħel
imperative xiegħel xiegħlu
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