waħħal

Maltese

Root
w-ħ-l
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَحَّلَ (waḥḥala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaħ.ħal/

Verb

waħħal (imperfect jwaħħal, past participle mwaħħal)

1. (transitive) to stick, attach

   Waħħalt il-kartolina mal-ħajt. ― I stuck the postcard on the wall.

2. (transitive) to sentence, to hand out a penalty

   Waħħluh sentejn ħabs. ― They gave him two years in prison.

3. (intransitive, with f’) to blame

   Dejjem iwaħħal fl-oħrajn. ― He always blames others.

Conjugation

Conjugation of waħħal
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	waħħalt	waħħalt	waħħal		waħħalna	waħħaltu	waħħlu
	f			waħħlet
imperfect	m	nwaħħal	twaħħal	jwaħħal		nwaħħlu	twaħħlu	jwaħħlu
	f			twaħħal
imperative			waħħal				waħħlu