stieden

Maltese

Root
’-d-n
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَأْذَنَ‎ (istaʔḏana, “to ask for permission to come in”). In Maltese, it has been transferred from the guest’s question to the host’s offer. Used the same way in Tunisian arabic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɪː.dɛn/

Verb

stieden (imperfect jistieden, past participle mistieden, verbal noun stedin)

to invite

Conjugation

Conjugation of stieden
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	stedint	stedint	stieden	stedinna	stedintu	stiednu
perfect	f	stedint	stedint	stiednet	stedinna	stedintu	stiednu
imperfect	m	nistieden	tistieden	jistieden	nistiednu	tistiednu	jistiednu
imperfect	f	nistieden	tistieden	tistieden	nistiednu	tistiednu	jistiednu
imperative			stieden			stiednu

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