deha

Maltese

Root
d-h-w

Alternative forms

heda (see usage notes below)

Etymology

Apparently from Arabic دَهِيَ‎ (dahiya).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɛː.a/

Verb

deha (imperfect jedha, past participle medhi)

(with b' or f') to be engrossed, occupied, busy (with)

Usage notes

The metathesised form heda seems now predominant in practice. Especially past tense forms are attested almost exclusively from this latter.

Conjugation

Conjugation of deha

		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	dhejt	dhejt	deha		dhejna	dhejtu	dhew
perfect	f	dhejt	dhejt	dhiet		dhejna	dhejtu	dhew
imperfect	m	nedha	tedha	jedha		nedhew	tedhew	jedhew
imperfect	f	nedha	tedha	tedha		nedhew	tedhew	jedhew
imperative			edha				edhew

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