għarrex

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Maltese

Root
għ-r-x
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَرَّشَ (ʕarraša). The sense “to become overcast” from the use of għarix for a shade-giving tent or awning. The sense “to peer” is less straightforward. Possibly from the idea that someone on the lookout would build themselves such a tent. Or perhaps in the sense of English to shadow, German beschatten (“secretly follow and observe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːr.rɛʃ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈaˤːr.rɛʃ/ (archaic)
  • Audio (Gozo):(file)

Verb

għarrex (imperfect jgħarrex, past participle mgħarrex)

  1. to build a hut
  2. to peer, pry, observe
  3. (weather) to become overcast

Conjugation

    Conjugation of għarrex
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għarrixt għarrixt għarrex għarrixna għarrixtu għarrxu
f għarrxet
imperfect m ngħarrex tgħarrex jgħarrex ngħarrxu tgħarrxu jgħarrxu
f tgħarrex
imperative għarrex għarrxu
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