niten

Maltese

Root
n-t-n
8 terms

Etymology

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:

	singular	plural
nominative	nīten	nītenu
accusative	nīten	nītenu
genitive	nītenes	nītena
dative	nītene	nītenum

Swedish

Noun

niten

1. definite singular of nit