ġimgħa

Maltese

Root
ġ-m-għ
14 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جُمْعَة (jumʕa, “week”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪ.ma/
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪ.maˤ/ (archaic)
  • Rhymes: -ɪma, -ɪmaˤ

Noun

ġimgħa f (dual ġimagħtejn, plural ġimgħat or ġmiegħi or ġmiegħ)

  1. week (unit of time lasting seven days)
    dil-ġimgħa ― this week
    il-ġimgħa li għaddiet ― last week
    il-ġimgħa l-oħra ― last week
    il-ġimgħa li ġejja ― next week
    il-ġimgħa d-dieħla ― next week
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