stagħna

Maltese

Root
għ-n-j
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَغْنَى (istaḡnā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstaː.na/
    • IPA(key): /ˈstaˤː.na/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈstaɣ.na/ (archaic, rustic)
  • Rhymes: -aːna, -aˤːna, -aɣna

Verb

stagħna (imperfect jistagħna)

  1. to become rich
    Antonyms: ftaqar, tfaqqar
  2. to enrich oneself
    • 1998, Anton Buttigieg, “Lill-Qamar”, in Żibeġ u Boċċi:
      Stagħnejt, ja Qamar,
      dal-lejl bil-poeżija
      tar-realtà.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of stagħna (Form X)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m stagħnejt stagħnejt stagħna stagħnejna stagħnejtu stagħnew
f stagħniet
imperfect m nistagħna tistagħna jistagħna nistagħnew tistagħnew jistagħnew
f tistagħna
imperative stagħna stagħnew
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