ħaxxen

Maltese

Root
ħ-x-n
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خَشَّنَ (ḵaššana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħaʃ.ʃɛn/

Verb

ħaxxen (imperfect jħaxxen, past participle mħaxxen)

1. to thicken
2. to make someone grow fat
3. (figuratively) to bribe someone, to palm-oil

   Synonym: xaħħam

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħaxxen

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ħaxxint	ħaxxint	ħaxxen		ħaxxinna	ħaxxintu	ħaxxnu
	f			ħaxxnet
imperfect	m	nħaxxen	tħaxxen	jħaxxen		nħaxxnu	tħaxxnu	jħaxxnu
	f			tħaxxen
imperative			ħaxxen				ħaxxnu