nagħas

Maltese

Root
n-għ-s
3 terms

Alternative forms

  • għonos

Etymology

From Arabic نَعَسَ (naʕasa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːs/
  • IPA(key): /ˈnaˤːs/ (archaic)

Verb

nagħas (imperfect jongħos or jingħas or jingħos, verbal noun ngħas)

  1. to be sleepy; to doze off; to fall asleep inadvertently

Conjugation

Conjugation of nagħas (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ngħast ngħast nagħas ngħasna ngħastu nagħsu
f nagħset
imperfect m nongħos tongħos jongħos nonogħsu tonogħsu jonogħsu
f tongħos
imperative ongħos onogħsu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ngħastx ngħastx nagħasx ngħasniex ngħastux nagħsux
f nagħsitx
imperfect m nongħosx tongħosx jongħosx nonogħsux tonogħsux jonogħsux
f tongħosx
imperative tongħosx tonogħsux
Conjugation of nagħas (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ngħast ngħast nagħas ngħasna ngħastu nagħsu
f nagħset
imperfect m ningħas tingħas jingħas ninagħsu tinagħsu jinagħsu
f tingħas
imperative ingħas inagħsu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ngħastx ngħastx nagħasx ngħasniex ngħastux nagħsux
f nagħsitx
imperfect m ningħasx tingħasx jingħasx ninagħsux tinagħsux jinagħsux
f tingħasx
imperative tingħasx tinagħsux
Conjugation of nagħas (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ngħast ngħast nagħas ngħasna ngħastu nagħsu
f nagħset
imperfect m ningħos tingħos jingħos ninogħsu tinogħsu jinogħsu
f tingħos
imperative ingħos inogħsu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ngħastx ngħastx nagħasx ngħasniex ngħastux nagħsux
f nagħsitx
imperfect m ningħosx tingħosx jingħosx ninogħsux tinogħsux jinogħsux
f tingħosx
imperative tingħosx tinogħsux