inibixxa

Maltese

Alternative forms

• iniba

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian inibire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪ.nɪˈbɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

inibixxa (imperfect jinibixxi, past participle inibit, verbal noun inibir)

1. to inhibit

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 iniba above).

Conjugation of inibixxa

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	inibejt	inibejt	inibixxa		inibejna	inibejtu	inibew
	f			inibiet
imperfect	m	ninibixxi	tinibixxi	jinibixxi		ninibixxu	tinibixxu	jinibixxu
	f			tinibixxi
imperative			inibixxi				inibixxu

Conjugation of inibixxa

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	inibixxejt	inibixxejt	inibixxa		inibixxejna	inibixxejtu	inibixxew
	f			inibixxiet
imperfect	m	ninibixxi	tinibixxi	jinibixxi		ninibixxu	tinibixxu	jinibixxu
	f			tinibixxi
imperative			inibixxi				inibixxu

Related terms

• inibitorju
• inibizzjoni