waħd

Maltese

Root
w-ħ-d
10 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَحْد (waḥd). The forms from the stem weħid- before consonantal suffixes are influenced by related wieħed (“one”). The forms with waħed- appear to be compromise forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaħ.d‿/

Adverb

waħd-

1. (with pronominal suffixes) alone

   Kont waħdi. ― I was alone.

   • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ġebla tal-Ġeneral”, in Fanali bil-Lejl:

     u lili firdu minn mal-art għal dejjem,
     u jien sfajt blata u gżira l-aktar ċkejkna,
     bi ftit faqqiegħ u ftit gremxul sewdieni
     ngħix ħajja waħdi.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (with pronominal suffixes) by oneself

   Il-fjamma ntfiet waħedha. ― The flame went out by itself.

Inflection

Inflected forms of waħd
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		waħdi		waħedna, weħidna
2nd person		waħdek		waħedkom, weħidkom
3rd person		waħdu	waħedha, weħidha	waħedhom, weħidhom