xaba'

Maltese

Root
x-b-għ
9 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.ba/
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.baˤ/ (archaic)

Etymology 1

Verb

xaba’ (imperfect jixba’, verbal noun xaba’)

1. Alternative form of xeba’

Conjugation

Conjugation of xaba’

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	xbajt	xbajt	xaba’		xbajna	xbajtu	xabgħu
	f			xabgħet
imperfect	m	nixba’	tixba’	jixba’		nixbgħu	tixbgħu	jixbgħu
	f			tixba’
imperative			ixba’				ixbgħu

Etymology 2

Verb

xaba’ m (instance noun xabgħa)

1. verbal noun of xaba’
2. abundance