ċaħad

Maltese

Root
ċ-ħ-d
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جَحَدَ (jaḥada), with generalisation of the regular assimilation [d͡ʒħ] → [t͡ʃħ].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa.ħat/

Verb

ċaħad (imperfect jiċħad, past participle miċħud, verbal noun ċħid or ċaħd)

1. to deny, disclaim, refuse, renounce, repudiate (something)
2. to disown, repudiate, abandon (someone)
3. to deprive (someone) of [with minn]

Conjugation

Conjugation of ċaħad

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ċħadt	ċħadt	ċaħad		ċħadna	ċħadtu	ċaħdu
	f			ċaħdet
imperfect	m	niċħad	tiċħad	jiċħad		niċħdu	tiċħdu	jiċħdu
	f			tiċħad
imperative			iċħad				iċħdu