sieħeb

Maltese

Root
s-ħ-b (accompanying)
5 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪː.ħɛp/

Etymology 1

From Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib).

Noun

sieħeb m (plural sħab, feminine sieħba)

  1. friend
    Synonym: ħabib
  2. companion, associate, partner, follower
Inflection
Inflection of sieħeb
singular plural
m f
singular 1st person sieħbi seħibna
2nd person sieħbek seħibkom
3rd person sieħbu seħibha seħibhom
plural 1st person sħabi sħabna
2nd person sħabek sħabkom
3rd person sħabu sħabha sħabhom

Etymology 2

From Arabic صَاحَبَ (ṣāḥaba).

Verb

sieħeb (imperfect jsieħeb, past participle msieħeb)

  1. to partner up
Conjugation
Conjugation of sieħeb (Form III)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m seħibt seħibt sieħeb seħibna seħibtu sieħbu
f sieħbet
imperfect m nsieħeb ssieħeb jsieħeb nsieħbu ssieħbu jsieħbu
f ssieħeb
imperative sieħeb sieħbu