ħaddan

Maltese

Root
ħ-d-n
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَضَّنَ (ḥaḍḍana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħad.dan/

Verb

ħaddan (imperfect jħaddan, past participle mħaddan, verbal noun taħdin or tħaddin)

1. to hug, embrace

   Synonym: (commoner) għannaq

2. (figurative) to embrace, adopt (e.g. an idea, policy)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħaddan
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ħaddant	ħaddant	ħaddan		ħaddanna	ħaddantu	ħaddnu
	f			ħaddnet
imperfect	m	nħaddan	tħaddan	jħaddan		nħaddnu	tħaddnu	jħaddnu
	f			tħaddan
imperative			ħaddan				ħaddnu