għeb

Maltese

Root
għ-j-b
5 terms

Alternative forms

• għab

Etymology

From Arabic غَابَ (ḡāba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛːp/
  • IPA^(key): /ɛˤːp/ (archaic)
  • IPA^(key): /ɣɛːp/ (archaic, rural)

Verb

għeb (imperfect jgħib, past participle megħjub or (colloquial) mgħib, verbal noun għejbien)

1. to disappear

   Il-qamar jidher bil-lejl u jgħib bin-nhar.

   The moon appears at night and disappears in the daytime.

   Il-mara li għebet ġimagħtejn ilu, nsabet mejta f’għar.

   The woman who disappeared two weeks ago, has been found dead in a cave.

Conjugation

Conjugation of għeb

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	għebt	għebt	għeb		għebna	għebtu	għebu
	f			għebet
imperfect	m	ngħib	tgħib	jgħib		ngħibu	tgħibu	jgħibu
	f			tgħib
imperative			għib				għibu