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 and ħejja. Compare related Maltese ħuġġieġa (bonfire).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈħɛd.d͡ʒɛt͡ʃ/

Verb

ħeġġeġ (imperfect jħeġġeġ, past participle mħeġġeġ)

  1. to blaze, to emit a flame
  2. to kindle (a bonfire)
  3. to urge, to exhort, to encourage

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħeġġeġ (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħeġġiġt ħeġġiġt ħeġġeġ ħeġġiġna ħeġġiġtu ħeġġu
f ħeġġet
imperfect m nħeġġeġ tħeġġeġ jħeġġeġ nħeġġu tħeġġu jħeġġu
f tħeġġeġ
imperative ħeġġeġ ħeġġu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħeġġiġtx ħeġġiġtx ħeġġiġx ħeġġiġniex ħeġġiġtux ħeġġux
f ħeġġitx
imperfect m nħeġġiġx tħeġġiġx jħeġġiġx nħeġġux tħeġġux jħeġġux
f tħeġġiġx
imperative tħeġġiġx tħeġġux