stenna

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Maltese

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Root
’-n-j
4 terms

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic اِسْتَأْنَى (istaʔnā, to wait). Compare the same phonetic development in Tunisian Arabic استنى (istanna), Egyptian Arabic استنى (istanna).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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    Conjugation of stenna
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