għaddeb

Maltese

Root
għ-d-b (punishment)
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَذَّبَ (ʕaḏḏaba). In several conjugated forms the verb ultimately merged with għaddab (“to anger”), which facilitated its deplacement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːd.dɛp/
• IPA^(key): /ˈaˤːd.dɛp/ (archaic)

Verb

għaddeb (imperfect jgħaddeb, past participle mgħaddeb, verbal noun tagħdib)

1. (archaic) to punish

   Synonym: kkastiga

Conjugation

Conjugation of għaddeb

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	għaddibt	għaddibt	għaddeb		għaddibna	għaddibtu	għaddbu
	f			għaddbet
imperfect	m	ngħaddeb	tgħaddeb	jgħaddeb		ngħaddbu	tgħaddbu	jgħaddbu
	f			tgħaddeb
imperative			għaddeb				għaddbu