arrikkixxa

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian arricchìri and/or Italian arricchire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ar.rɪkˈkɪʃ.ʃa/

• Audio (Gozo):

  (file)

Verb

arrikkixxa (imperfect jarrikkixxa, past participle arrikkit)

1. (chiefly figurative) to enrich

Conjugation

• 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 arrikka above).

Conjugation of arrikkixxa

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	arrikkejt	arrikkejt	arrikkixxa		arrikkejna	arrikkejtu	arrikkew
	f			arrikkiet
imperfect	m	narrikkixxi	tarrikkixxi	jarrikkixxi		narrikkixxu	tarrikkixxu	jarrikkixxu
	f			tarrikkixxi
imperative			arrikkixxi				arrikkixxu

Conjugation of arrikkixxa

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	arrikkixxejt	arrikkixxejt	arrikkixxa		arrikkixxejna	arrikkixxejtu	arrikkixxew
	f			arrikkixxiet
imperfect	m	narrikkixxi	tarrikkixxi	jarrikkixxi		narrikkixxu	tarrikkixxu	jarrikkixxu
	f			tarrikkixxi
imperative			arrikkixxi				arrikkixxu

Related terms

• rikk
• rikkezza