bbumbardja
Maltese
Alternative forms
- ibbumbardja (after a consonant)
- bbumbarda, bbombardja, bbombarda (rarer byforms)
Etymology
From a Sicilian *bumbardiari, confluence of bumbiari and bumbardari. Compare older Italian bombardiare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ɪ)b.bumˈbar.dja/
Verb
bbumbardja (imperfect jibbumbardja, past participle bbumbardjat or bumbardjat, verbal noun bbumbardjar or bumbardjar)
- to bomb, bombard, shell
Conjugation
Conjugation of bbumbardja
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | bbumbardjajt | bbumbardjajt | bbumbardja | bbumbardjajna | bbumbardjajtu | bbumbardjaw | |
| f | bbumbardjat | |||||||
| imperfect | m | nibbumbardja | tibbumbardja | jibbumbardja | nibbumbardjaw | tibbumbardjaw | jibbumbardjaw | |
| f | tibbumbardja | |||||||
| imperative | bbumbardja | bbumbardjaw | ||||||
Related terms
- bomba
- bumbardament