stenbaħ

Maltese

Root
n-b-ħ
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَنْبَهَ (istanbaha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛm.baħ/

Verb

stenbaħ (imperfect jistenbaħ)

1. to awake, to wake up

   Synonym: qam

   • 2022, Nadia Mifsud, meta tinfetaq il-folla, Ede Books, →ISBN:

     kollox għafsa. kollox fastidju. forsi
     għax għadu (wisq) kmieni. forsi.
     għax dallejl xtaqt stajt nimtedd maġenbek
     u dalgħodu stenbaħt
     b’subgħajja mwebbla għal ponn ramel
     u d-diqa mwebsa ma’ ħaddejja.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of stenbaħ

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	stenbaħt	stenbaħt	stenbaħ		stenbaħna	stenbaħtu	stenbħu
	f			stenbħet
imperfect	m	nistenbaħ	tistenbaħ	jistenbaħ		nistenbħu	tistenbħu	jistenbħu
	f			tistenbaħ
imperative			stenbaħ				stenbħu

See also

• qajjem (“awaken someone”)