għargħar
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Maltese[edit]
Root |
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għ-r-għ-r |
1 term |
Etymology 1[edit]
From Arabic غَرْغَرَ (ḡarḡara, “to gurgle”), of onomatopoetic origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
għargħar (imperfect jgħargħar, past participle mgħargħar)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of għargħar | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | għargħart | għargħart | għargħar | għargħarna | għargħartu | għargħru | |
f | għargħret | |||||||
imperfect | m | ngħargħar | tgħargħar | jgħargħar | ngħargħru | tgħargħru | jgħargħru | |
f | tgħargħar | |||||||
imperative | għargħar | għargħru |
Etymology 2[edit]
Verbal noun of etymology 1 above.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
għargħar m
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
From Arabic عَرْعار (ʕarʕār), variant of عَرْعَر (ʕarʕar, “juniper”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
għargħar m (collective)
- sandarac tree, Tetraclinis
Usage notes[edit]
- The singular is used both as a singulative and a collective. The form siġra tal-għargħar may be used instead, and paucal and plural are always expressed with inflections of siġra.
See also[edit]
- ġnibru (“juniper”)
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- Maltese terms belonging to the root għ-r-għ-r
- Maltese terms inherited from Arabic
- Maltese terms derived from Arabic
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- Rhymes:Maltese/aːr
- Rhymes:Maltese/aːr/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Maltese/aˤːr
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- Maltese nouns
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- mt:Cypress family plants