waħħal

Maltese
Root
w-ħ-l
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَحَّلَ‎ (waḥḥala).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwaħ.ħal/

Verb

waħħal (imperfect jwaħħal, past participle mwaħħal)

  1. (transitive) to stick, attach
    Waħħalt il-kartolina mal-ħajt.
    I stuck the postcard on the wall.
  2. (transitive) to sentence, to hand out a penalty
    Waħħluh sentejn ħabs.
    They gave him two years in prison.
  3. (intransitive, with f') to blame
    Dejjem iwaħħal fl-oħrajn.
    He always blames others.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of waħħal
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m waħħalt waħħalt waħħal waħħalna waħħaltu waħħlu
f waħħlet
imperfect m nwaħħal twaħħal jwaħħal nwaħħlu twaħħlu jwaħħlu
f twaħħal
imperative waħħal waħħlu
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