sebbaħ

Maltese

Root
s-b-ħ
10 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛb.baħ/

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Etymology 1

Factitive of sabiħ (“beautiful”), from Arabic صَبِيح (ṣabīḥ). The verb is equivalent to Arabic صَبَّحَ (ṣabbaḥa), which at least in the standard language does not have this sense, however.

Verb

sebbaħ (imperfect jsebbaħ, past participle msebbaħ, verbal noun tisbiħ)

1. to beautify, embellish, adorn

Conjugation

Conjugation of sebbaħ

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	sebbaħt	sebbaħt	sebbaħ		sebbaħna	sebbaħtu	sebbħu
	f			sebbħet
imperfect	m	nsebbaħ	ssebbaħ	jsebbaħ		nsebbħu	ssebbħu	jsebbħu
	f			ssebbaħ
imperative			sebbaħ				sebbħu

Etymology 2

From Arabic سَبَّحَ (sabbaḥa).

Verb

sebbaħ (imperfect jsebbaħ, past participle msebbaħ, verbal noun tisbiħ)

1. (religion) to praise, glorify (God)

   Synonym: (also other contexts) faħħar

Conjugation

Conjugation of sebbaħ

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	sebbaħt	sebbaħt	sebbaħ		sebbaħna	sebbaħtu	sebbħu
	f			sebbħet
imperfect	m	nsebbaħ	ssebbaħ	jsebbaħ		nsebbħu	ssebbħu	jsebbħu
	f			ssebbaħ
imperative			sebbaħ				sebbħu