seħħ

Maltese

Root
s-ħ-ħ
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صَحَّ (ṣaḥḥa). Doublet of saħħ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛħ/

Verb

seħħ (imperfect jseħħ, verbal noun seħħ)

1. to come true

   It-tbassira tiegħu ma seħħitx. ― His prediction did not come true.

2. to happen, occur

   Synonym: ġara

   • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

     Jien, li fl-imħabba kelli biss sensiela twila ta’ diżappunti; jien li kont bdejt nemmen li qatt mhu se nsib lil min iħobbni, issa kont ħassejt li f’salt wieħed seħħ miraklu. Kont skirt bl-imħabba.

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   • 2022, Alfred Massa, Il-Ħarba, Horizons, →ISBN, page 5:

     Tweġibiet għal dawn il-mistoqsijiet imorru lura għal madwar seklu u nofs (jew aktar) qabel ma seħħew dawn il-ħruxijiet.

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Conjugation

Conjugation of seħħ

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	seħħejt	seħħejt	seħħ		seħħejna	seħħejtu	seħħew
	f			seħħet
imperfect	m	nseħħ	sseħħ	jseħħ		nseħħu	sseħħu	jseħħu
	f			sseħħ
imperative			seħħ				seħħu