ħejja

Maltese

Root
ħ-j-j (prepare)
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic هَيَّأَ (hayyaʔa, “to prepare, arrange”) with fortition of h- to ħ- as in some other stems.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħɛj.ja/

Verb

ħejja (imperfect jħejji, past participle mħejji, verbal noun tħejjija or ħeji)

1. to prepare
   • 1966, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Qanpiena”, in Ejjew Nidħku Ftit Ieħor:

     Il-qanpiena ħarġet tħabbar
     mill-kampnar: Sar ħin it-talb;
     ejjew nies, il-kelma t’Alla
     sa niżirgħu, ħejju l-qalb!”

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħejja

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ħejjejt	ħejjejt	ħejja		ħejjejna	ħejjejtu	ħejjew
	f			ħejjiet
imperfect	m	nħejji	tħejji	jħejji		nħejju	tħejju	jħejju
	f			tħejji
imperative			ħejji				ħejju