għan

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːn/
  • IPA(key): /aˤːn/ (archaic)

Etymology 1

Root
għ-n-j
8 terms

Probably from Arabic عَانِي (ʕānī).

Noun

għan m (plural għanijiet)

  1. purpose
    Synonym: skop
  2. aim, goal
    Synonym: mira
Derived terms
  • bl-għan (bil-għan)

Etymology 2

Verb

għan (imperfect jgħin, past participle megħjun or magħjun or (colloquial) mgħin, verbal noun għajnuna)

  1. alternative form of għen
Conjugation
Conjugation of għan (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għent għent għan għenna għentu għanu
f għanet
imperfect m ngħin tgħin jgħin ngħinu tgħinu jgħinu
f tgħin
imperative għin għinu
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