ddispra

Maltese

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian dispirari and/or Italian disperare, both from Latin desperare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)dˈdɪs.pra/

• Audio (Gozo):

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Verb

ddispra (imperfect jiddispra, past participle disprat or ddisprat)

1. to despair

   Synonyms: qata’ qalbu, qata’ jiesu

Conjugation

Conjugation of ddispra

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ddisprajt	ddisprajt	ddispra		ddisprajna	ddisprajtu	ddispraw
	f			ddisprat
imperfect	m	niddispra	tiddispra	jiddispra		niddispraw	tiddispraw	jiddispraw
	f			tiddispra
imperative			ddispra				ddispraw

Related terms

• disperazzjoni (disprazzjoni)
• disprament