għeb

Maltese

Root
għ-j-b
5 terms

Alternative forms

għab

Etymology

From Arabic غَابَ‎ (ḡāba).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛːp/
- IPA^(key): /ɛˤːp/ (archaic)
- IPA^(key): /ɣɛːp/ (archaic, rural)

Verb

għeb (imperfect jgħib, past participle megħjub or (colloquial) mgħib, verbal noun għejbien)

to disappear
Il-qamar jidher bil-lejl u jgħib bin-nhar.
The moon appears at night and disappears in the daytime.

Il-mara li għebet ġimagħtejn ilu, nsabet mejta f’għar.
The woman who disappeared two weeks ago, has been found dead in a cave.

Conjugation

Conjugation of għeb
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	għebt	għebt	għeb		għebna	għebtu	għebu
perfect	f	għebt	għebt	għebet		għebna	għebtu	għebu
imperfect	m	ngħib	tgħib	jgħib		ngħibu	tgħibu	jgħibu
imperfect	f	ngħib	tgħib	tgħib		ngħibu	tgħibu	jgħibu
imperative			għib				għibu

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