għargħar
Maltese
editRoot |
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għ-r-għ-r |
1 term |
Etymology 1
editFrom Arabic غَرْغَرَ (ḡarḡara, “to gurgle”), of onomatopoetic origin.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgħargħar (imperfect jgħargħar, past participle mgħargħar)
Conjugation
editConjugation of għargħar | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | għargħart | għargħart | għargħar | għargħarna | għargħartu | għargħru | |
f | għargħret | |||||||
imperfect | m | ngħargħar | tgħargħar | jgħargħar | ngħargħru | tgħargħru | jgħargħru | |
f | tgħargħar | |||||||
imperative | għargħar | għargħru |
Etymology 2
editVerbal noun of etymology 1 above.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgħargħar m
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editFrom Arabic عَرْعار (ʕarʕār), variant of عَرْعَر (ʕarʕar, “juniper”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgħargħar m (collective)
- sandarac tree, Tetraclinis
Usage notes
edit- The singular is used both as a singulative and a collective. The form siġra tal-għargħar may be used instead, and paucal and plural are always expressed with inflections of siġra.
See also
edit- ġnibru (“juniper”)
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- Maltese terms belonging to the root għ-r-għ-r
- Maltese terms inherited from Arabic
- Maltese terms derived from Arabic
- Maltese 2-syllable words
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- Maltese lemmas
- Maltese verbs
- Maltese terms spelled with Għ
- Maltese form-Iq verbs
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- Rhymes:Maltese/aːr
- Rhymes:Maltese/aːr/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Maltese/aˤːr
- Rhymes:Maltese/aˤːr/2 syllables
- Maltese nouns
- Maltese masculine nouns
- Maltese collective nouns
- mt:Cypress family plants