sawwab

Maltese

Root
s-w-b
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صَوَّبَ (ṣawwaba, “to point, direct”, especially “to lower, direct downwards”, and hence also “empty a vessel”). Compare صابَ (ṣāba, “to come pouring down”, of rain).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaw.wap/

Verb

sawwab (imperfect jsawwab, past participle msawwab)

1. to pour

   Synonym: ferragħ

Conjugation

Conjugation of sawwab

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	sawwabt	sawwabt	sawwab		sawwabna	sawwabtu	sawbu
	f			sawbet
imperfect	m	nsawwab	ssawwab	jsawwab		nsawbu	ssawbu	jsawbu
	f			ssawwab
imperative			sawwab				sawbu