Meaning of qabad | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to catch; to grip
2. to catch (fish etc.)
3. to capture; to arrest
4. to be set on fire
5. to grasp; to apprehend
6. to start to; to begin to
7. to affect
   impersonal
8. to strike root
9. to become popular
10. to answer a call
11. [with ma’] to tease, joke around with

Examples

“Kif ra l-folol, Ġesù tala’ fuq il-muntanja, qagħad bilqiegħda, u resqu lejh id-dixxipli tiegħu. Fetaħ fommu u qabad jgħallimhom u jgħid: […]”

New International Version translation: Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said: […]

“qabadni l-ġuħ.”

I am feeling hungry.

“Baqa’ jaqbad magħha sakemm qabżitilha.”

He kept joking around with her until she got really irritated.

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