niten

niten

Maltese

Root
n-t-n
8 terms

Etymology

    Inherited from Arabic نَتِنَ (natina).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈnɪ.tɛn/
    • Rhymes: -ɪtɛn

    Verb

    niten (imperfect jinten, verbal noun ntiena)

    1. to stink (have a strong bad smell)
      Synonym: rejjaħ
    2. to stink (give an impression of dishonesty or untruth)
    3. to be the right thing [with għal]

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of niten (Form I)
    positive forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m ntint ntint niten ntinna ntintu nitnu
    f nitnet
    imperfect m ninten tinten jinten nintnu tintnu jintnu
    f tinten
    imperative inten intnu
    negative forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m ntintx ntintx niten ntinniex ntintux nitnux
    f nitnitx
    imperfect m nintinx tintinx jintinx nintnux tintnux jintnux
    f tintinx
    imperative tintinx tintnux

    Old English

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈniː.ten/

    Noun

    nīten n (Late West Saxon)

    1. alternative form of nīeten

    Declension

    Strong a-stem:

    Swedish

    Noun

    niten

    1. definite singular of nit