kileb

Maltese

Root
k-l-b
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَلَبَ (kalaba, “to be rabid, mad, thirsty, greedy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪ.lɛp/

Verb

kileb (imperfect jikleb, past participle miklub, verbal noun klib)

1. (transitive) to crave
2. (intransitive) to crave food, to be very hungry

Conjugation

Conjugation of kileb

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	klibt	klibt	kileb		klibna	klibtu	kilbu
	f			kilbet
imperfect	m	nikleb	tikleb	jikleb		nikilbu	tikilbu	jikilbu
	f			tikleb
imperative			ikleb				ikilbu