ferra'

Maltese

Root
f-r-għ
12 terms

Etymology

Regularly the verb “to pour” (Arabic فَرَّغَ (farraḡa)) should be ferragħ, while the verb “to branch out” (Arabic فَرَّعَ (farraʕa)) should be ferra'. However, due to confluence in several conjugated forms, both have been merged and are now variants.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛr.ra/
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛr.raˤ/ (archaic)
• Rhymes: -ɛrra, (archaic) -ɛrraˤ

Verb

ferra’ (imperfect jferra’, past participle mferra’, verbal noun tifrigħ)

1. Alternative form of ferragħ (“to pour”)
2. Alternative form of ferragħ (“to branch out”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ferra’
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ferrajt	ferrajt	ferra’		ferrajna	ferrajtu	ferrgħu
	f			ferrgħet
imperfect	m	nferra’	tferra’	jferra’		nferrgħu	tferrgħu	jferrgħu
	f			tferra’
imperative			ferra’				ferrgħu