riegħex

Maltese

Root
r-għ-x
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic رَعَّشَ (raʕʕaša, “to make tremble”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪː.jɛʃ/, /ˈrɪː.jaʃ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪː.əˤʃ/ (archaic)

Verb

riegħex (imperfect jriegħex, past participle mriegħex, verbal noun tregħix)

1. to make blush
2. to humiliate, put to shame, embarrass

Conjugation

Conjugation of riegħex
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	regħixt	regħixt	riegħex		regħixna	regħixtu	riegħxu
	f			riegħxet
imperfect	m	nriegħex	triegħex	jriegħex		nriegħxu	triegħxu	jriegħxu
	f			triegħex
imperative			riegħex				riegħxu