għargħar

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Maltese

Root
għ-r-għ-r
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic غَرْغَرَ (ḡarḡara, “to gurgle”), of onomatopoetic origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.rar/
    • IPA(key): /ˈaˤː.raˤːr/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈɣar.ɣar/ (archaic, rural)

Verb

għargħar (imperfect jgħargħar, past participle mgħargħar)

  1. to flood
  2. to gurgle
Conjugation
    Conjugation of għargħar
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

Verbal noun of etymology 1 above.

Pronunciation

Noun

għargħar m

  1. flood, flooding
Għargħar
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Arabic عَرْعار (ʕarʕār), variant of عَرْعَر (ʕarʕar, “juniper”).

Pronunciation

Noun

għargħar m (collective)

  1. sandarac tree, Tetraclinis
Usage notes
  • 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

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