newwaħ

Maltese

Root
n-w-ħ
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَوَّحَ (nawwaḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛw.waħ/

Verb

newwaħ (imperfect jnewwaħ, past participle mnewwaħ, verbal noun tinwiħ or tnewwiħ)

1. to wail, whine
2. to keen, to utter a keen

Conjugation

Conjugation of newwaħ

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	newwaħt	newwaħt	newwaħ		newwaħna	newwaħtu	newħu
	f			newħet
imperfect	m	nnewwaħ	tnewwaħ	jnewwaħ		nnewħu	tnewħu	jnewħu
	f			tnewwaħ
imperative			newwaħ				newħu