poġġa

Maltese

Root
p-ġ-j
3 terms

Etymology

From Italian poggiare, appoggiare and/or Sicilian puggiari, either way ultimately from Vulgar Latin *podiare, *appodiare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔd.d͡ʒa/

Verb

poġġa (imperfect jpoġġi, past participle mpoġġi or poġġut, verbal noun tpoġġija)

1. (intransitive) to sit; to rest
2. (transitive) to put; to place; to lay

   Synonyms: qiegħed, għamel

   Ħu t-tazzi u poġġihom fuq il-mejda.

   Take the glasses and put them on the table.

3. (intransitive) to have a concubine [+ ma’ (object)]
4. (transitive) to deposit

Conjugation

Conjugation of poġġa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	poġġejt	poġġejt	poġġa		poġġejna	poġġejtu	poġġew
	f			poġġiet
imperfect	m	npoġġi	tpoġġi	jpoġġi		npoġġu	tpoġġu	jpoġġu
	f			tpoġġi
imperative			poġġi				poġġu

Related terms

• poġġaman