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ambixxa

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Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian ambire.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ambixxa (imperfect jambixxi)

  1. to aim high

Conjugation

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  • The traditional rule is that the syllable -ixx- is lost before stressed endings; that is in the past tense, before -x, and before a pronominal suffix. The contemporary tendency is to either keep -ixx- in all forms or avoid it in all forms (see amba above).
Conjugation of ambixxa
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ambejt ambejt ambixxa ambejna ambejtu ambew
f ambiet
imperfect m nambixxi tambixxi jambixxi nambixxu tambixxu jambixxu
f tambixxi
imperative ambixxi ambixxu
Conjugation of ambixxa
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ambixxejt ambixxejt ambixxa ambixxejna ambixxejtu ambixxew
f ambixxiet
imperfect m nambixxi tambixxi jambixxi nambixxu tambixxu jambixxu
f tambixxi
imperative ambixxi ambixxu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ambixxejtx ambixxejtx ambixxa ambixxejniex ambixxejtux ambixxewx
f ambixxietx
imperfect m nambixxix tambixxix jambixxix nambixxux tambixxux jambixxux
f tambixxix
imperative tambixxix tambixxux
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