setgħan

Maltese

Root
s-t-għ
5 terms

Alternative forms

• setgħani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛˈtaːn/
• IPA^(key): /sɛˈtaˤːn/ (archaic)
• Rhymes: -aːn, (archaic) -aˤːn

Adjective

setgħan (feminine singular setgħanija, plural setgħanija or setgħanin)

1. powerful
   • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb ta' Neħemija 1:10:

     Dawn huma l-qaddejja tiegħek u l-poplu tiegħek, li int fdejt bil-qawwa kbira tiegħek u bi driegħek setgħan.

     New International Version translation: “They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand.

   • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tas-Salmi 112:2:

     Setgħan fuq l-art ikun nislu; nisel it-tajbin ikun imbierek.

     New International Version translation: Their children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.

   • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-proverbji 28:3:

     Bniedem setgħan li jgħakkes il-fqar, bħax-xita bil-qliel li ma tagħtix ħobż.

     New International Version translation: A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.