reda'

Maltese

Root
r-d-għ
3 terms

Alternative forms

• rada’

Etymology

From Arabic رَضَعَ (raḍaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.da/
• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.daˤ/ (archaic)
• Homophone: redgħa

Verb

reda’ (imperfect jerda’, past participle merdugħ)

1. to suck, suckle
2. (figurative) to be parasitic; to exploit; to rip off
3. (vulgar) to blow (perform fellatio)

Conjugation

Conjugation of reda’

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	rdajt	rdajt	reda’		rdajna	rdajtu	redgħu
	f			redgħet
imperfect	m	nerda’	terda’	jerda’		nerdgħu	terdgħu	jerdgħu
	f			terda’
imperative			erda’				erdgħu