"lesta" meaning in Maltese

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Verb

IPA: /ˈlɛsta/
Etymology: Root l-s-t-j 0 terms Integrated loan verb from Sicilian allèstiri (“to hurry up”) and/or related Italian allestire (“to prepare, organise”, formerly also “hurry up”), from the adjective Sicilian lestu, Italian lesto (“quick”), of unknown origin. The senses “prepare, get ready, finish” are apparently derived as referring to the objective of hurry or quickness. Compare Spanish listo (“agile” and “ready”). Etymology templates: {{mt-root|l-s-t-j}} Root l-s-t-j 0 terms, {{der|mt|scn|allèstiri|t=to hurry up}} Sicilian allèstiri (“to hurry up”), {{der|mt|it|allestire|t=to prepare, organise”, formerly also “hurry up}} Italian allestire (“to prepare, organise”, formerly also “hurry up”), {{m+|scn|lestu}} Sicilian lestu, {{m+|it|lesto|t=quick}} Italian lesto (“quick”), {{cog|es|listo|t=agile” and “ready}} Spanish listo (“agile” and “ready”) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jlesti}} lesta (imperfect jlesti) Inflection templates: {{mt-conj|lestejt|lestejt|lesta|lestiet|lestejna|lestejtu|lestew|nlesti|tlesti|jlesti|tlesti|nlestu|tlestu|jlestu|lesti|lestu}} Forms: jlesti [imperfect], no-table-tags [table-tags], lestejt [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], lestejt [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], lesta [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], lestejna [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], lestejtu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], lestew [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], lestejt [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], lestejt [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], lestiet [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], lestejna [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], lestejtu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], lestew [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nlesti [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tlesti [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jlesti [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nlestu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], tlestu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jlestu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nlesti [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tlesti [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tlesti [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nlestu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], tlestu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jlestu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], lesti [imperative, second-person, singular], lestu [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to finish; to complete; to stop because one is ready, done Derived forms: tlesta Related terms: lest
    Sense id: en-lesta-mt-verb-IanEeXkp Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Maltese terms belonging to the root l-s-t-j, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries
     
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        "third-person"
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        "to finish; to complete; to stop because one is ready, done"
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɛsta/"
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}

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