għargħar
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Maltese
[edit]Root |
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għ-r-għ-r |
1 term |
Etymology 1
[edit]From Arabic غَرْغَرَ (ḡarḡara, “to gurgle”), of onomatopoetic origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]għargħar (imperfect jgħargħar, past participle mgħargħar)
Conjugation
[edit]singular | plural | |||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | għargħart | għargħart | għargħar | għargħarna | għargħartu | għargħru | |
f | għargħret | |||||||
imperfect | m | ngħargħar | tgħargħar | jgħargħar | ngħargħru | tgħargħru | jgħargħru | |
f | tgħargħar | |||||||
imperative | għargħar | għargħru |
Etymology 2
[edit]Verbal noun of etymology 1 above.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]għargħar m
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]From Arabic عَرْعار (ʕarʕār), variant of عَرْعَر (ʕarʕar, “juniper”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]għargħar m (collective)
- sandarac tree, Tetraclinis
Usage notes
[edit]- The singular is used both as a singulative and a collective. The form siġra tal-għargħar may be used instead, and paucal and plural are always expressed with inflections of siġra.
See also
[edit]- ġnibru (“juniper”)
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- Maltese terms belonging to the root għ-r-għ-r
- Maltese terms inherited from Arabic
- Maltese terms derived from Arabic
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- Maltese lemmas
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- Rhymes:Maltese/aːr
- Rhymes:Maltese/aːr/2 syllables
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- Rhymes:Maltese/aˤːr/2 syllables
- Maltese nouns
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- mt:Cypress family plants