ferra'

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Maltese

Root
f-r-għ
12 terms

Etymology

Regularly the verb “to pour” (Arabic فَرَّغَ (farraḡa)) should be ferragħ, while the verb “to branch out” (Arabic فَرَّعَ (farraʕa)) should be ferra’. However, due to confluence in several conjugated forms, both have been merged and are now variants.

Pronunciation

Verb

ferra’ (imperfect jferra’, past participle mferra’, verbal noun tifrigħ)

  1. alternative form of ferragħ (“to pour”)
  2. alternative form of ferragħ (“to branch out”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ferra’ (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ferrajt ferrajt ferra’ ferrajna ferrajtu ferrgħu
f ferrgħet
imperfect m nferra’ tferra’ jferra’ nferrgħu tferrgħu jferrgħu
f tferra’
imperative ferra’ ferrgħu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ferrajtx ferrajtx ferra’x ferrajniex ferrajtux ferrgħux
f ferrgħitx
imperfect m nferra’x tferra’x jferra’x nferrgħux tferrgħux jferrgħux
f tferra’x
imperative tferra’x tferrgħux
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