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xogħol

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Maltese

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Root
x-għ-l (working)
6 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɔːl/
    • IPA(key): /ˈʃɔˤːl/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʃɔ.ɣɔl/ (archaic, rural)

Noun

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xogħol m (plural xogħlijiet, diminutive xgħajjel)

  1. work, labour
    Synonym: (obsolete) fagħal
    xogħol bix-xiftshiftwork
    • 2023, Keith Borg, magħġuna fit-tbenġil, Ede Books, →ISBN:
      din l-għaġla
      ta’ kollox issa
      ta’ iġri u ġerri
      fuq xogħol qiegħed
      il-minġel jitriegħed
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. business
  3. job
  4. workmanship

Inflection

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Inflection of xogħol
singular plural
m f
singular 1st person xogħli xogħolna
2nd person xogħlek xogħolkom
3rd person xogħlu xogħolha xogħolhom
plural 1st person oi ona
2nd person oek okom
3rd person ou oha ohom

See also

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