ħeġġeġ

Maltese

FWOTD – 16 April 2017

Root
ħ-ġ-ġ
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic هَجَّجَ‎ (hajjaja, “to fan flames, to fire up”) with irregular fortition of h to ħ as also, for example, in ħarab. Compare related Maltese ħuġġieġa (“bonfire”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈħɛd.d͡ʒɛt͡ʃ/

Verb

ħeġġeġ (imperfect jħeġġeġ, past participle mħeġġeġ)

to blaze, to emit a flame
to kindle (a bonfire)
to urge, to exhort, to encourage

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħeġġeġ
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	ħeġġiġt	ħeġġiġt	ħeġġeġ	ħeġġiġna	ħeġġiġtu	ħeġġu
perfect	f	ħeġġiġt	ħeġġiġt	ħeġġet	ħeġġiġna	ħeġġiġtu	ħeġġu
imperfect	m	nħeġġeġ	tħeġġeġ	jħeġġeġ	nħeġġu	tħeġġu	jħeġġu
imperfect	f	nħeġġeġ	tħeġġeġ	tħeġġeġ	nħeġġu	tħeġġu	jħeġġu
imperative			ħeġġeġ			ħeġġu

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