teba'

Maltese

Alternative forms

taba', tebagħ

Etymology

From Arabic طَبَعَ‎ (ṭabaʿa, “to print, seal, brand, coin”). The sense “to print” cannot be inherited, but must have developed independently from Arabic based on the older senses.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɛba/

Verb

teba' (imperfect jitba', past participle mitbugħ)

(dated, literary) to print
Synonym: stampa

Conjugation

conjugation of teba'

	singular				plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person m	3^rd person f	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
	jien(a)	int(i)	hu(wa)	hi(ja)	aħna	intom	huma
perfect	tbajt	tbajt	teba'	tebgħet	tbajna	tbajtu	tebgħu

imperfect	nitba'	titba'	jitba'	titba'	nitbgħu	titbgħu	jitbgħu

imperative		itba'				itbgħu

Related terms

matbgħa
tebba', tabba'
tebbiegħ

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