ragħa

Maltese

Etymology 1

Root
r-għ-j
3 terms

From Arabic رَعَى (raʕā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raː/
  • IPA(key): /raˤː/ (archaic)
  • Homophone: ra (standard only)
  • Rhymes: -aː, -aˤː

Verb

ragħa (imperfect jirgħa, past participle mirgħi)

  1. (transitive) to graze (animals), to herd
  2. (figurative, also religion) to tend, to lead (e.g. a congregation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ragħa (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m rgħajt rgħajt ragħa rgħajna rgħajtu rgħaw
f rgħat
imperfect m nirgħa tirgħa jirgħa nirgħaw tirgħaw jirgħaw
f tirgħa
imperative irgħa irgħaw

Etymology 2

Root
r-għ-w
3 terms

From Arabic رَغَا (raḡā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raː/
    • IPA(key): /raˤː/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈra.ɣa/ (archaic, rustic)
  • Homophone: ra (standard only)
  • Rhymes: -aː, -aˤː, -aɣa

Verb

ragħa (imperfect jirgħa or jirgħi)

  1. (intransitive) to foam
Conjugation
Conjugation of ragħa (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m rgħajt rgħajt ragħa rgħajna rgħajtu rgħaw
f rgħat
imperfect m nirgħa tirgħa jirgħa nirgħaw tirgħaw jirgħaw
f tirgħa
imperative irgħa irgħaw
Conjugation of ragħa (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m rgħajt rgħajt ragħa rgħajna rgħajtu rgħaw
f rgħat
imperfect m nirgħi tirgħi jirgħi nirgħu tirgħu jirgħu
f tirgħi
imperative irgħi irgħu
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