Maltese
Etymology
Back-formation from ttiekel, from Arabic اِتَّكَلَ (ittakala), reshaped to create a newly root t-k-l.
Pronunciation
Verb
tiekel (imperfect jtiekel, past participle mtiekel, verbal noun tekil)
- to raise hopes
Conjugation
Conjugation of tiekel (Form III)
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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m
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tekilt
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tekilt
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tiekel
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tekilna
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tekiltu
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tieklu
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tieklet
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m
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ntiekel
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ttiekel
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jtiekel
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ntieklu
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ttieklu
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jtieklu
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ttiekel
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tiekel
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tieklu
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