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
		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