għoġob

Maltese

Root
għ-ġ-b
13 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَعْجَبَ (ʔaʕjaba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔː.d͡ʒɔp/
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔˤː.d͡ʒɔp/ (archaic)
  • Homophone: ogħġob

Verb

għoġob (imperfect jogħġob, past participle magħġub)

  1. to please; to appeal to (often expresses English like)
    Din il-libsa togħġobni.I like this dress. (literally, “This dress appeals to me.”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of għoġob (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għoġobt għoġobt għoġob għoġobna għoġobtu għoġbu
f għoġbot
imperfect m nogħġob togħġob jogħġob nogħġbu togħġbu jogħġbu
f togħġob
imperative ogħġob ogħġbu