tiekel

Maltese
Root
t-k-l
4 terms

Etymology

Back-formation from ttiekel, from Arabic اِتَّكَلَ‎ (ittakala), reshaped to create a newly root t-k-l.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtiː.kɛl/

Verb

tiekel (imperfect jtiekel, past participle mtiekel, verbal noun tekil)

  1. to raise hopes
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