rattab

Maltese

Root
r-t-b
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic رَطَّبَ (raṭṭaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrat.tap/

Verb

rattab (imperfect jrattab, past participle mrattab)

1. to soften
   • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Lis-Sena l-Ġdida 1964”, in Fl-Arena:

     X’sejra ġġibilna ġewwa l-fardal tiegħek.
     ja Sena Ġdida?
     Ah! biegħed minna
     il-għelt, il-ġlied,
     id-demm bejn l-aħwa;
     rażżan ir-regħba u l-ġibdiet tal-ħakma,
     rattab l-irjus u l-qlub,
     ġibilna s-sabar ta’ xulxin, l-imħabba,
     ġibilna l-għaqda,
     ġibilna s-sliem,
     ġibilna l-ħelsien!

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Conjugation

Conjugation of rattab
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	rattabt	rattabt	rattab		rattabna	rattabtu	rattbu
	f			rattbet
imperfect	m	nrattab	trattab	jrattab		nrattbu	trattbu	jrattbu
	f			trattab
imperative			rattab				rattbu