regħex
Maltese
| Root |
|---|
| r-għ-x |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
From Arabic رَعِشَ (raʕiša, “to tremble, quiver”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛːʃ/
- IPA(key): /rɛˤːʃ/ (archaic)
Verb
regħex (imperfect jirgħex, verbal noun regħxa)
- to blush (become red in the face)
- to be ashamed or embarrassed
Conjugation
| positive forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | rgħixt | rgħixt | regħex | rgħixna | rgħixtu | regħxu | |
| f | regħxet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | nirgħex | tirgħex | jirgħex | niregħxu | tiregħxu | jiregħxu | |
| f | tirgħex | |||||||
| imperative | irgħex | iregħxu | ||||||