ntasab

Maltese

Root
n-s-b
4 terms

Alternative forms

• intasab (after a vowel)

Etymology

From Arabic اِنْتَصَبَ (intaṣaba, “to stand, stand up”). Probably first broadened to “be in a place” regardless of posture (as also qagħad), and then narrowed again to sitting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)nˈta.sap/

Verb

ntasab (imperfect jintasab)

1. to sit, sit down

   Synonym: qagħad (bilqiegħda)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ntasab
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ntasabt	ntasabt	ntasab		ntasabna	ntasabtu	ntasbu
	f			ntasbet
imperfect	m	nintasab	tintasab	jintasab		nintasbu	tintasbu	jintasbu
	f			tintasab
imperative			ntasab				ntasbu