deha

Adja

Noun

deha

  1. palm wine

Maltese
Root
d-h-w
2 terms

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)

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