qagħad

From Arabic قَعَدَ (qaʕada).

• IPA^(key): /ʔaːt/
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˤːt/ (archaic)
• Homophones: qgħad (general), qgħadt (some speakers)

qagħad (imperfect joqgħod, past participle maqgħud, active participle qiegħed or qiegħad, verbal noun qgħad)

1. to be, to stay (in a place)

   Qgħadt fuq is-sufan nofs siegħa. ― I stayed on the sofa for half an hour.

2. to spend time (doing something)

   Qgħadt taqra. ― You spent time reading.

3. to live, to reside (somewhere)

   Bħalissa m’iniex noqgħod Malta. ― Currently I am not living in Malta.

4. to stand up [with bilwieqfa]

   Synonym: qam

   Oqgħod bilwieqfa sakemm jidħol il-president. ― Stand up while the president is entering.

5. to sit [with bilqiegħda]

   Synonym: poġġa

   Jekk jogħġobkom, oqogħdu bilqiegħda. ― Please, have a seat.

6. to settle down, to quieten down, to relax, to rest

   It-tifel għamel xenata imma mbagħad qagħad wara li reddajtu.

   My son made a scene but then he quietened down after I breastfed him.

7. to submit, to yield (to something or someone)

   M’iniex se noqgħod għall-insulti tiegħek. ― I am not going to yield to your insults.

8. to match
9. to agree