xebba'

Maltese

Root
x-b-għ
9 terms

Alternative forms

xabba’

Etymology

From Arabic شَبَّعَ‎ (šabbaʕa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛb.ba/
IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛb.baˤ/ (archaic)
Homophone: xebba (except archaically)

Verb

xebba’ (imperfect jxebba’, past participle mxebba’, verbal noun tixbigħ)

to satiate; to give somebody enough of (especially food)
to get on someone's nerves

Conjugation

Conjugation of xebba’
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	xebbajt	xebbajt	xebba’		xebbajna	xebbajtu	xebbgħu
perfect	f	xebbajt	xebbajt	xebbgħet		xebbajna	xebbajtu	xebbgħu
imperfect	m	nxebba’	xxebba’	jxebba’		nxebbgħu	xxebbgħu	jxebbgħu
imperfect	f	nxebba’	xxebba’	xxebba’		nxebbgħu	xxebbgħu	jxebbgħu
imperative			xebba’				xebbgħu

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