lanġas

See also: langas, längas, and långas

Maltese

Root
l-n-ġ-s
3 terms

Etymology 1

From a nasalised variant of Arabic الإجّاص (al-ʔijjāṣ), from إجّاص (ʔijjāṣ) with fused definite article اَل (al-). Compare Algerian Arabic لنجاص (lanjāṣ), Moroccan Arabic لنجاص (langāṣ) or نجاص (ngāṣ), and South Levantine Arabic إنجاص (injāṣ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lanˈd͡ʒaːs/

Noun

lanġas m (collective, singulative lanġasa, paucal lanġasiet)

  1. pear, pears
Derived terms
  • lanġasi

Etymology 2

Derived from lanġasa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlan.d͡ʒas/

Verb

lanġas (imperfect jlanġas, past participle mlanġas)

  1. to rain heavily
Conjugation
Conjugation of lanġas (Form Iq)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m lanġast lanġast lanġas lanġasna lanġastu lanġsu
f lanġset
imperfect m nlanġas tlanġas jlanġas nlanġsu tlanġsu jlanġsu
f tlanġas
imperative lanġas lanġsu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m lanġastx lanġastx lanġasx lanġasniex lanġastux lanġsux
f lanġsitx
imperfect m nlanġasx tlanġasx jlanġasx nlanġsux tlanġsux jlanġsux
f tlanġasx
imperative tlanġasx tlanġsux