Maltese

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Alternative forms

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  • irxoxta (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Sicilian risuscitari, from Latin resuscitare.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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rxoxta (imperfect jirxoxta, past participle rxoxtat or rxoxt, verbal noun rxoxtar)

  1. (intransitive) to rise from the dead, to be resurrected, resuscitated
    Synonym: qam
  2. (transitive) to raise from the dead, to resurrect, resuscitate
    Synonym: qajjem

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of rxoxta
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m rxoxtajt rxoxtajt rxoxta rxoxtajna rxoxtajtu rxoxtaw
f rxoxtat
imperfect m nirxoxta tirxoxta jirxoxta nirxoxtaw tirxoxtaw jirxoxtaw
f tirxoxta
imperative rxoxta rxoxtaw