Maltese edit

Root
r-għ-b
11 terms

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic رَغْبَة (raḡba, wish, desire).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛː.ba/
    • IPA(key): /ˈrɛˤː.ba/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈrɛɣ.ba/ (archaic, rural)

Noun edit

regħba f

  1. greed, avarice, stinginess (desire to possess)
    Synonym: (roughly) xeħħa