sabbar

Maltese

Root
s-b-r
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صَبَّرَ (ṣabbara, “to make patient, summon to patience, console”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsab.bar/

Verb

sabbar (imperfect jsabbar, past participle msabbar, verbal noun tisbir)

  1. to console (try to alleviate someone's sadness)
    Synonyms: kkonsla, (obsolete) għaża

Conjugation

Conjugation of sabbar (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m sabbart sabbart sabbar sabbarna sabbartu sabbru
f sabbret
imperfect m nsabbar ssabbar jsabbar nsabbru ssabbru jsabbru
f ssabbar
imperative sabbar sabbru
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m sabbartx sabbartx sabbarx sabbarniex sabbartux sabbrux
f sabbritx
imperfect m nsabbarx ssabbarx jsabbarx nsabbrux ssabbrux jsabbrux
f ssabbarx
imperative ssabbarx ssabbrux

See also

Swedish

Verb

sabbar

  1. present indicative of sabba
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