Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic نَسَجَ (nasaja).
Pronunciation
Verb
niseġ (imperfect jinseġ, past participle minsuġ, verbal noun nsiġ)
- to weave
1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Għanja ta’ Żgħożiti”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:Il-Għanja ta’ Żgħożiti
- bil-ferħ insiġtha jien, -
hi għanja lis-Sbuħija
Sultana tal-ħolqien.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of niseġ (Form I)
| positive forms
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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m
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nsiġt
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nsiġt
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niseġ
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nsiġna
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nsiġtu
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nisġu
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| f
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nisġet
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| imperfect
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m
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ninseġ
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tinseġ
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jinseġ
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ninsġu
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tinsġu
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jinsġu
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| f
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tinseġ
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| imperative
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inseġ
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insġu
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| negative forms
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| perfect
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m
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nsiġtx
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nsiġtx
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niseġ
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nsiġniex
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nsiġtux
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nisġux
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| f
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nisġitx
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| imperfect
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m
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ninsiġx
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tinsiġx
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jinsiġx
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ninsġux
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tinsġux
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jinsġux
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| f
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tinsiġx
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| imperative
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tinsiġx
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tinsġux
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