ragħa

Maltese

Etymology 1

Root
r-għ-j
3 terms

From Arabic رَعَى (raʕā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raː/
  • IPA(key): /raˤː/ (archaic)
  • Homophone: ra (standard only)
  • Rhymes: -aː, -aˤː

Verb

ragħa (imperfect jirgħa, past participle mirgħi)

  1. (transitive) to graze (animals), to herd
  2. (figurative, also religion) to tend, to lead (e.g. a congregation)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of ragħa
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m rgħajt rgħajt ragħa rgħajna rgħajtu rgħaw
f rgħat
imperfect m nirgħa tirgħa jirgħa nirgħaw tirgħaw jirgħaw
f tirgħa
imperative irgħa irgħaw

Etymology 2

Root
r-għ-w
3 terms

From Arabic رَغَا (raḡā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raː/
    • IPA(key): /raˤː/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈra.ɣa/ (archaic, rural)
  • Homophone: ra (standard only)
  • Rhymes: -aː, -aˤː, -aɣa

Verb

ragħa (imperfect jirgħa or jirgħi)

  1. (intransitive) to foam
Conjugation
    Conjugation of ragħa
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m rgħajt rgħajt ragħa rgħajna rgħajtu rgħaw
f rgħat
imperfect m nirgħa tirgħa jirgħa nirgħaw tirgħaw jirgħaw
f tirgħa
imperative irgħa irgħaw
    Conjugation of ragħa
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m rgħajt rgħajt ragħa rgħajna rgħajtu rgħaw
f rgħat
imperfect m nirgħi tirgħi jirgħi nirgħu tirgħu jirgħu
f tirgħi
imperative irgħi irgħu
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