ġiegħel

Maltese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic جَعَلَ‎ (jaʿala), reanalysed as a III. stem. Compare the variant ġagħal above, which is the formally regular outcome, but is nevertheless conjugated as a III. stem (jġagħal rather than *jiġgħal).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪːjɛl/
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪˤːɛˤl/ (archaic)

Verb

ġiegħel (imperfect jġiegħel, past participle mġiegħel)

  1. to make (someone do something)
    Synonym: għamel
  2. to force; to compel
    Synonym: sforza

Conjugation
conjugation of ġiegħel
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person m 3rd person f 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
jien(a) int(i) hu(wa) hi(ja) aħna intom huma
perfect ġegħilt ġegħilt ġiegħel ġiegħlet ġegħilna ġegħiltu ġiegħlu
imperfect nġiegħel ġġiegħel jġiegħel ġġiegħel nġiegħlu ġġiegħlu jġiegħlu
imperative ġiegħel ġiegħlu
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