frugħa

Maltese

Root
f-r-għ
12 terms

Etymology

Extended form of frugħ, from Arabic فُرُوغ (furūḡ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfruː.wa/
  • IPA^(key): /ˈfruː.aˤ/ (archaic)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈfruː.ɣa/ (archaic, rural)

Noun

frugħa f (plural frugħat)

1. emptiness
2. void, idleness, vanity, inanity

   il-frugħa ta’ din id-dinja ― the vanity of this world