stenna

Maltese

Root
’-n-j
4 terms

Alternative forms

• ttenna, tenna

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَأْنَى (istaʔnā, “to wait”). Compare the same phonetic development in Tunisian Arabic استنى (istanna), Egyptian Arabic استنى (istanna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛn.na/

Verb

stenna (imperfect jistenna, past participle mistenni, verbal noun stennija)

1. to wait

   Sieħbek qed jistenniek. ― Your friend is waiting for you.

   Sħabi qed jistennewni. ― My friends are waiting for me.

   • 2018 [1977], Alfred Massa, L-Istar tal-Imgħoddi, 2nd edition, Horizons, page 60:

     Lil Alexander insibu jistennieni.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. to expect, anticipate

Conjugation

Conjugation of stenna

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	stennejt	stennejt	stenna		stennejna	stennejtu	stennew
	f			stenniet
imperfect	m	nistenna	tistenna	jistenna		nistennew	tistennew	jistennew
	f			tistenna
imperative			stenna				stennew