xogħol

Maltese

Root
x-għ-l (working)
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

xogħol m (plural xogħlijiet, diminutive xgħajjel)

1. work, labour

   Synonym: (obsolete) fagħal

   xogħol bix-xift ― shiftwork

   • 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

Inflected forms
Personal-pronoun- including forms	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	xogħli		xogħolna
2nd person	xogħlok		xogħolkom
3rd person	xogħlu	xogħolha	xogħolhom

See also

• ħadem
• impjieg