mmalja

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian magliare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)mˈmal.ja/

Verb

mmalja (imperfect jimmalja, past participle mmaljat or maljat, verbal noun mmaljar or maljar)

  1. to get tangled
  2. to plait one's hair

Conjugation

Conjugation of mmalja (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m mmaljajt mmaljajt mmalja mmaljajna mmaljajtu mmaljaw
f mmaljat
imperfect m nimmalja timmalja jimmalja nimmaljaw timmaljaw jimmaljaw
f timmalja
imperative mmalja mmaljaw
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m mmaljajtx mmaljajtx mmalja mmaljajniex mmaljajtux mmaljawx
f mmaljatx
imperfect m nimmaljax timmaljax jimmaljax nimmaljawx timmaljawx jimmaljawx
f timmaljax
imperative timmaljax timmaljawx