niten

Maltese

Root
n-t-n
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَتِنَ (natina).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪ.tɛn/

Verb

niten (imperfect jinten, verbal noun ntiena)

  1. to stink (have a strong bad smell)
    Synonym: rejjaħ
  2. to stink (give an impression of dishonesty or untruth)
  3. to be the right thing [with għal]

Conjugation

Conjugation of niten (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ntint ntint niten ntinna ntintu nitnu
f nitnet
imperfect m ninten tinten jinten nintnu tintnu jintnu
f tinten
imperative inten intnu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ntintx ntintx niten ntinniex ntintux nitnux
f nitnitx
imperfect m nintinx tintinx jintinx nintnux tintnux jintnux
f tintinx
imperative tintinx tintnux

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniː.ten/

Noun

nīten n (Late West Saxon)

  1. alternative form of nīeten

Declension

Strong a-stem:

Swedish

Noun

niten

  1. definite singular of nit