ġġieled

Maltese

Root
ġ-l-d
6 terms

Alternative forms

iġġieled (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology

Formally from Arabic تَجالَدَ (tajālada, “to fight each other by sword”). Compare also تَجادَلَ (tajādala, “to fight, quarrel”). The two roots may be old variants of each other.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /(ɪ)dˈd͡ʒɪː.lɛt/

Verb

ġġieled (imperfect jiġġieled)

(intransitive) to fight, to quarrel
Synonyms: tqabad, tqatel
(transitive or with ma’ or kontra) to fight (something), to fight with or against
Synonyms: tqabad, tqatel

Conjugation

Conjugation of **ġġieled**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	ġġelidt	ġġelidt	ġġieled	ġġelidna	ġġelidtu	ġġieldu
perfect	f	ġġelidt	ġġelidt	ġġieldet	ġġelidna	ġġelidtu	ġġieldu
imperfect	m	niġġieled	tiġġieled	jiġġieled	niġġieldu	tiġġieldu	jiġġieldu
imperfect	f	niġġieled	tiġġieled	tiġġieled	niġġieldu	tiġġieldu	jiġġieldu
imperative			ġġieled			ġġieldu