kebbes

Maltese

Root
k-b-s
1 term

Etymology

Second stem replacing Arabic أَقْبَسَ (ʔaqbasa), with sporadic -k- for -q-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛb.bɛs/

Verb

kebbes (imperfect jkebbes, past participle mkebbes)

1. to light, kindle

   Synonym: xegħel

2. to inspire

Conjugation

Conjugation of kebbes
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	kebbist	kebbist	kebbes		kebbisna	kebbistu	kebbsu
	f			kebbset
imperfect	m	nkebbes	tkebbes	jkebbes		nkebbsu	tkebbsu	jkebbsu
	f			tkebbes
imperative			kebbes				kebbsu