uġigħ
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Maltese[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| w-ġ-għ |
| 6 terms |
Alternative forms[edit]
- wġigħ (sometimes after vowels, but u is mostly considered part of the stem)
- uġiegħ, wġiegħ (nonstandard)
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic وَجِيع (wajīʕ, “painful”) and/or Arabic أَوْجاع (ʔawjāʕ), plural of وَجَع (wajaʕ, “pain”). Both forms would have merged phonetically in Maltese.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
uġigħ m (plural (rare) uġigħat)