uġigħ
Maltese edit
| Root |
|---|
| w-ġ-għ |
| 6 terms |
Alternative forms edit
- wġigħ (sometimes after vowels, but u is mostly considered part of the stem)
- uġiegħ, wġiegħ (nonstandard)
Etymology edit
From Arabic وَجِيع (wajīʕ, “painful”) and/or Arabic أَوْجاع (ʔawjāʕ), plural of وَجَع (wajaʕ, “pain”). Both forms would have merged phonetically in Maltese.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
uġigħ m (plural (rare) uġigħat)