roqgħa

Maltese

Root
r-q-għ
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic رُقْعَة (ruqʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.ʔa/
• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.ʔaˤ/ (archaic)

Noun

roqgħa f (plural rqajja’ or rqiegħi, diminutive rqajgħa)

1. patch (for mending clothes)
   • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, San Mattew 9:16:

     Ħadd ma jraqqa’ libsa qadima b’biċċa drapp ġdida, għax inkella r-roqgħa ssellet il-libsa, u t-tiċrita tikber.

     New International Version translation: No one puts a piece of new cloth on an old garment, for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse.

2. patch of land, spot