magħad

Maltese

Root
m-għ-d
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَضَغَ (maḍaḡa) with metathesis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːt/
    • IPA(key): /ˈmaˤːt/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈma.ɣat/ (archaic, rustic)
  • Homophone: mgħadt (some speakers)

Verb

magħad (imperfect jomgħod, past participle mimgħud, verbal noun mgħid)

  1. to chew
  2. to mumble

Conjugation

  • The perfect tense is highly archaic and not part of contemporary standard Maltese. It is replaced with kien + imperfect.
Conjugation of magħad (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m mgħadt mgħadt magħad mgħadna mgħadtu magħdu
f magħdet
imperfect m nomgħod tomgħod jomgħod nomogħdu tomogħdu jomogħdu
f tomgħod
imperative omgħod omogħdu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m mgħadtx mgħadtx magħadx mgħadniex mgħadtux magħdux
f magħditx
imperfect m nomgħodx tomgħodx jomgħodx nomogħdux tomogħdux jomogħdux
f tomgħodx
imperative tomgħodx tomogħdux