Past participle:
Noun from verb: tislija
Verb Classification:
Hyphenation:
Perfect
| Sg.1 | sellejt |
| Sg.2 | sellejt |
| Sg.3m | sella |
| Sg.3f | selliet |
| Pl.1 | sellejna |
| Pl.2 | sellejtu |
| Pl.3 | sellew |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | nselli |
| Sg.2 | sselli |
| Sg.3m | jselli |
| Sg.3f | sselli |
| Pl.1 | nsellu |
| Pl.2 | ssellu |
| Pl.3 | jsellu |
Imperative
| Singular | selli |
| Plural | sellu |
Verbs conjugated like sella
ażżem,
baċċaċ,
baċċan,
bagħal,
baħħar,
bajjad,
bakkar,
ballas,
ballat,
bannan,
bannas,
bannat,
baqqa,
baqqa’,
baqqan,
baqqaq,
baqqar,
baqqat,
barra,
barrad
Etymology
From Arabic صَلَّى (ṣallā, “to pray”, also “to pray for somebody, to bless”). Regarding the e-vocalism and the verbal noun tislija there may have been a merger with Arabic سَلَّى (sallā, “to amuse, entertain, comfort”). See the doublet salla for more.
Sample Sentences