daħal

Maltese

Root
d-ħ-l
10 terms

Etymology

From Arabic دَخَلَ (daḵala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.ħal/

Verb

daħal (imperfect jidħol, past participle midħul, active participle dieħel, verbal noun dħul)

1. to enter, come in, go in
2. to be employed
3. to begin

   is-sena d-dieħla ― next year

   Daħal is-sajf. ― The summer has begun.

4. to shrink (especially clothes)
5. to fit into
6. to act as an intermediate; to be involved [with bejn]
7. to help [with għal]
8. to ask for it [with għaliha]

   Daħlet għaliha. ― She asked for it.

Conjugation

Conjugation of daħal
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	dħalt	dħalt	daħal		dħalna	dħaltu	daħlu
	f			daħlet
imperfect	m	nidħol	tidħol	jidħol		nidħlu	tidħlu	jidħlu
	f			tidħol
imperative			idħol				idħlu