qiegħed

== Maltese == === Alternative forms === qiegħad === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔɪː.jɛt/ IPA(key): /ˈʔɪː.əˤt/ (archaic) IPA(key): /ʔɪːt/, /ʔɛːt/ (contractions; etymology 1 only) Rhymes: -ɛːt, -ɪːjɛt, -ɪːt, -ɪːəˤt === Etymology 1 === From Arabic قاعِد (qāʕid), present participle of قَعَدَ (qaʕada, “to sit”), whence Maltese qagħad. ==== Adjective ==== qiegħed (feminine qiegħda, plural qegħdin) active participle of qagħad located; being (in a place or state) (of water) stagnant, standing, motionless Kien hemm riħa t’ilma qiegħed. ― There was a smell of stagnant water. (of a person) unemployed used predicatively as a present copula referring to a temporary state (like Spanish estar, but not obligatory) ==== Particle ==== qiegħed A verbal particle indicating progressive verb tenses ==== Alternative forms ==== (more common) qed === Etymology 2 === From Arabic قَعَّدَ (qaʕʕada), أَقْعَدَ (ʔaqʕada), factitive stems of the verb above. ==== Verb ==== qiegħed (imperfect jqiegħed, past participle mqiegħed, verbal noun tqegħid) (transitive) to put, to place, to lay Synonyms: poġġa, tefa’, xeħet, għamel Ħu t-tazzi u qegħidhom fuq il-mejda. ― Take the glasses and put them on the table. ===== Conjugation =====