nibet

Maltese

Root
n-b-t
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نَبَتَ (nabata).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪ.bɛt/

Verb

nibet (imperfect jinbet)

1. to take root, to begin to grow, to form sprouts or buds
   • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Fuq Qabar Oħti”, in Fanali bil-Lejl:

     U waqt li nħares fuq ta’ qalbi x-xitla
     tat-tifkiriet tinbet tifkira ġdida,
     b’warda ta’ swied il-qalb fejn tilma demgħa
     minn ħbub għajnejja.

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Conjugation

Conjugation of nibet

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	nbitt	nbitt	nibet		nbitna	nbittu	nibtu
	f			nibtet
imperfect	m	ninbet	tinbet	jinbet		ninbtu	tinbtu	jinbtu
	f			tinbet
imperative			inbet				inbtu