ragħa

Maltese

Etymology 1

Root
r-għ-j
3 terms

From Arabic رَعَى (raʕā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raː/
• IPA^(key): /raˤː/ (archaic)
• Homophone: ra (standard only)
• Rhymes: -aː, -aˤː

Verb

ragħa (imperfect jirgħa, past participle mirgħi)

1. (transitive) to graze (animals), to herd
2. (figurative, also religion) to tend, to lead (e.g. a congregation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ragħa

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	rgħajt	rgħajt	ragħa		rgħajna	rgħajtu	rgħaw
	f			rgħat
imperfect	m	nirgħa	tirgħa	jirgħa		nirgħaw	tirgħaw	jirgħaw
	f			tirgħa
imperative			irgħa				irgħaw

Etymology 2

Root
r-għ-w
3 terms

From Arabic رَغَا (raḡā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raː/
  • IPA^(key): /raˤː/ (archaic)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈra.ɣa/ (archaic, rural)
• Homophone: ra (standard only)
• Rhymes: -aː, -aˤː, -aɣa

Verb

ragħa (imperfect jirgħa or jirgħi)

1. (intransitive) to foam

Conjugation

Conjugation of ragħa

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	rgħajt	rgħajt	ragħa		rgħajna	rgħajtu	rgħaw
	f			rgħat
imperfect	m	nirgħa	tirgħa	jirgħa		nirgħaw	tirgħaw	jirgħaw
	f			tirgħa
imperative			irgħa				irgħaw

Conjugation of ragħa

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	rgħajt	rgħajt	ragħa		rgħajna	rgħajtu	rgħaw
	f			rgħat
imperfect	m	nirgħi	tirgħi	jirgħi		nirgħu	tirgħu	jirgħu
	f			tirgħi
imperative			irgħi				irgħu