ċempel
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Maltese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Italian cembalo in its older sense “cymbal”, from Latin cymbalum, from Ancient Greek κύμβαλον (kúmbalon).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ċempel (imperfect jċempel, past participle mċempel, verbal noun ċempil)
- (transitive) to ring (a bell etc.)
- Synonym: daqq
- (transitive) to ring, call (a telephone number)
- (intransitive, with lil) to ring, call someone (by telephone)
- Ċempiltilha lbieraħ, iżda ma kenitx id-dar.
- I rang her yesterday, but she wasn’t at home.
Conjugation
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- Maltese terms belonging to the root ċ-m-p-l
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- Maltese terms derived from Latin
- Maltese terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Maltese 2-syllable words
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