"libet" meaning in Maltese

See libet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈlɪ.bɛt/
Etymology: From Arabic لَبَثَ (labaṯa). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|لَبَثَ}} Arabic لَبَثَ (labaṯa) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jilbet|milbut|liebet|lbit}} libet (imperfect jilbet, past participle milbut, active participle liebet, verbal noun lbit) Inflection templates: {{mt-conj|lbitt|lbitt|libet|libtet|lbitna|lbittu|libtu|nilbet|tilbet|jilbet|tilbet|nilbtu|tilbtu|jilbtu|ilbet|ilbtu}} Forms: jilbet [imperfect], milbut [participle, past], liebet [active, participle], lbit [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], lbitt [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], lbitt [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], libet [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], lbitna [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], lbittu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], libtu [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], lbitt [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], lbitt [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], libtet [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], lbitna [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], lbittu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], libtu [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nilbet [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tilbet [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jilbet [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nilbtu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], tilbtu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jilbtu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nilbet [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tilbet [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tilbet [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nilbtu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], tilbtu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jilbtu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], ilbet [imperative, second-person, singular], ilbtu [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to shrink, draw back, cower fearfully (as in a corner)
    Sense id: en-libet-mt-verb-kpnr7A4A Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
  2. to flee, run away (as of an animal with a flight instinct)
    Sense id: en-libet-mt-verb-0UNE~uzr

Inflected forms

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      "form": "jilbet",
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    },
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    {
      "form": "liebet",
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    },
    {
      "form": "lbit",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "lbitt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "libet",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "lbitna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "lbittu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "libtu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "lbitt",
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        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
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        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "lbittu",
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        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "libtu",
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        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "nilbet",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tilbet",
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        "masculine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "nilbet",
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    },
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        "third-person"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ilbet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ilbtu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "jilbet",
        "2": "milbut",
        "3": "liebet",
        "4": "lbit"
      },
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    }
  ],
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        "10": "jilbet",
        "11": "tilbet",
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        "13": "tilbtu",
        "14": "jilbtu",
        "15": "ilbet",
        "16": "ilbtu",
        "2": "lbitt",
        "3": "libet",
        "4": "libtet",
        "5": "lbitna",
        "6": "lbittu",
        "7": "libtu",
        "8": "nilbet",
        "9": "tilbet"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to shrink, draw back, cower fearfully (as in a corner)"
      ],
      "id": "en-libet-mt-verb-kpnr7A4A",
      "links": [
        [
          "shrink",
          "shrink"
        ],
        [
          "draw back",
          "draw back"
        ],
        [
          "cower",
          "cower"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to flee, run away (as of an animal with a flight instinct)"
      ],
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        [
          "flee",
          "flee"
        ],
        [
          "run away",
          "run away"
        ],
        [
          "flight instinct",
          "flight instinct"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɪ.bɛt/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "libet"
}
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    "Maltese form-I verbs",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese sound form-I verbs",
    "Maltese sound verbs",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese verbs",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  ],
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      "form": "jilbet",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "milbut",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "liebet",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lbit",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mt-conj/I-ie-ie",
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    },
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        "second-person"
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    },
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      "form": "libtu",
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        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "lbitt",
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        "singular"
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    },
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        "singular"
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    },
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "lbittu",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "libtu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nilbet",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tilbet",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tilbet",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nilbtu",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jilbtu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ilbet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ilbtu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "4": "lbit"
      },
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    }
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        "10": "jilbet",
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        "14": "jilbtu",
        "15": "ilbet",
        "16": "ilbtu",
        "2": "lbitt",
        "3": "libet",
        "4": "libtet",
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        "9": "tilbet"
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        "to shrink, draw back, cower fearfully (as in a corner)"
      ],
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        [
          "shrink",
          "shrink"
        ],
        [
          "draw back",
          "draw back"
        ],
        [
          "cower",
          "cower"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to flee, run away (as of an animal with a flight instinct)"
      ],
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        [
          "flee",
          "flee"
        ],
        [
          "run away",
          "run away"
        ],
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          "flight instinct",
          "flight instinct"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɪ.bɛt/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "libet"
}

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