roqgħa

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Maltese

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Root
r-q-għ
4 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic رُقْعَة (ruqʕa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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