ġieħ

Maltese

Root
w-ġ-ħ
4 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪːħ/
Homophone: ġieh

Etymology 1

From Arabic جَاعَ‎ (jāʕa).

Verb

ġieħ (imperfect jġuħ, verbal noun ġuħ)

to be hungry
Synonym: ffjakka

Alternative form: ġaħ

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġieħ
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	ġiħt	ġiħt	ġieħ		ġiħna	ġiħtu	ġieħu
perfect	f	ġiħt	ġiħt	ġieħet		ġiħna	ġiħtu	ġieħu
imperfect	m	nġuħ	ġġuħ	jġuħ		nġuħu	ġġuħu	jġuħu
imperfect	f	nġuħ	ġġuħ	ġġuħ		nġuħu	ġġuħu	jġuħu
imperative			ġuħ				ġuħu

Etymology 2

From Arabic جَاه‎ (jāh). Compare Moroccan Arabic جاه‎ (jāh).

Noun

ġieħ m

respect, honour, appropriate esteem
Synonyms: rispett, unur

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