stieden

Maltese

Root
’-d-n
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَأْذَنَ (istaʔḏana, “to ask for permission to come in”). In Maltese, it has been transferred from the guest’s question to the host’s offer. Used the same way in Tunisian arabic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɪː.dɛn/

Verb

stieden (imperfect jistieden, past participle mistieden, verbal noun stedin)

1. to invite

Conjugation

Conjugation of stieden
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	stedint	stedint	stieden		stedinna	stedintu	stiednu
	f			stiednet
imperfect	m	nistieden	tistieden	jistieden		nistiednu	tistiednu	jistiednu
	f			tistieden
imperative			stieden				stiednu