uġigħ

Maltese
Root
w-ġ-għ
6 terms

Alternative forms
  • wġigħ (sometimes after vowels, but u is mostly considered part of the stem)
  • uġiegħ, wġiegħ (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Arabic وَجِيع (wajīʕ, “painful”) and/or Arabic أَوْجاع (ʔawjāʕ), plural of وَجَع (wajaʕ, “pain”). Both forms would have merged phonetically in Maltese.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uˈd͡ʒɪːħ/

Noun

uġigħ m (plural (rare) uġigħat)

  1. pain, ache
    Synonym: dulur (less common, chiefly emotional)

Derived terms
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