wesa'

Maltese

Root
w-s-għ
6 terms

Alternative forms

• wasa’

Etymology

From Arabic وَسِعَ (wasiʕa, “to be wide, be able to hold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛ.sa/
• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛ.saˤ/ (archaic)

Verb

wesa’ (imperfect jesa’, active participle wiesa’, verbal noun usigħ)

1. to be wide enough to have a capacity of; to be able to hold; to be able to accommodate

Conjugation

Conjugation of wesa’

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	wesajt	wesajt	wesa’		wesajna	wesajtu	wesgħu
	f			wesgħet
imperfect	m	nesa’	tesa’	jesa’		nesgħu	tesgħu	jesgħu
	f			tesa’
imperative			esa’				esgħu