Maltese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Italian bollare.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    bbolla (imperfect jibbolla, past participle bbollat, verbal noun bbollar)

    1. to stamp
    2. to brand (an animal)
    3. (figuratively) to brand, to label, to stigmatize

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of bbolla (i-type unadapted loan)
    positive forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m bbollajt bbollajt bbolla bbollajna bbollajtu bbollaw
    f bbollat
    imperfect m nibbolla tibbolla jibbolla nibbollaw tibbollaw jibbollaw
    f tibbolla
    imperative bbolla bbollaw
    negative forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m bbollajtx bbollajtx bbolla bbollajniex bbollajtux bbollawx
    f bbollatx
    imperfect m nibbollax tibbollax jibbollax nibbollawx tibbollawx jibbollawx
    f tibbollax
    imperative tibbollax tibbollawx
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