Maltese

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Root
r-għ-b
11 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic رَغَّبَ (raḡḡaba).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɪː.jɛp/, /ˈrɪː.jap/
    • IPA(key): /ˈrɪː.əˤp/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈrɪː.ɣɛp/ (archaic, rural)

Verb

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riegħeb (imperfect jriegħeb, verbal noun tirgħib or tregħib)

  1. to make one greedy

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of riegħeb
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m regħibt regħibt riegħeb regħibna regħibtu riegħbu
f riegħbet
imperfect m nriegħeb triegħeb jriegħeb nriegħbu triegħbu jriegħbu
f triegħeb
imperative riegħeb riegħbu