ddendel

Maltese

Root
d-n-d-l
5 terms

Alternative forms

• iddendel (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology

From Arabic تَدَلْدَلَ (tadaldala, “to dangle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)dˈdɛn.dɛl/

Verb

ddendel (imperfect jiddendel)

1. mediopassive of dendel
   1. (intransitive) to hang; to be hung
   2. (intransitive) to be killed by hanging; to hang oneself

      Synonym: tgħallaq

Conjugation

Conjugation of ddendel

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ddendilt	ddendilt	ddendel		ddendilna	ddendiltu	ddendlu
	f			ddendlet
imperfect	m	niddendel	tiddendel	jiddendel		niddendlu	tiddendlu	jiddendlu
	f			tiddendel
imperative			ddendel				ddendlu