tiekel

Maltese

Root
t-k-l
4 terms

Etymology

Back-formation from ttiekel, from Arabic اِتَّكَلَ (ittakala), reshaped to create a newly root t-k-l.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiː.kɛl/

Verb

tiekel (imperfect jtiekel, past participle mtiekel, verbal noun tekil)

  1. to raise hopes

Conjugation

Conjugation of tiekel (Form III)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m tekilt tekilt tiekel tekilna tekiltu tieklu
f tieklet
imperfect m ntiekel ttiekel jtiekel ntieklu ttieklu jtieklu
f ttiekel
imperative tiekel tieklu