għana

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Maltese

Root
għ-n-j
8 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaː.na/
- IPA^(key): /ˈaˤː.na/ (archaic)
- IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.na/ (archaic, rural)
Rhymes: -aːna, -aˤːna, -ana

Etymology 1

From Arabic أَغْنَى (ʔaḡnā).

Verb

għana (imperfect jagħni, past participle mogħni)

to enrich
Antonym: faqqar

Conjugation

Conjugation of għana
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	għanejt	għanejt	għana		għanejna	għanejtu	għanew
perfect	f	għanejt	għanejt	għaniet		għanejna	għanejtu	għanew
imperfect	m	nagħni	tagħni	jagħni		nagħnu	tagħnu	jagħnu
imperfect	f	nagħni	tagħni	tagħni		nagħnu	tagħnu	jagħnu
imperative			agħni				agħnu

Alternative forms

għena

Etymology 2

From Arabic غِنَى (ḡinā).

Noun

għana m

wealth; riches; richness
Synonyms: (literal) ġid, (figurative) rikkezza

Antonyms: faqar, povertà

Etymology 3

From Arabic غِنَاء (ḡināʔ).

Noun

għana m or f

ghana; Maltese folk music
- 1975, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħajja u l-Għarajjes”, in L-Għanja tas-Sittin:
  Il-Ħajja ma’ l-għarajjes
  daret kollha daħkana;
  għalihom ferħ biss kellha
  u daqq u żfin u għana,
  xita ta’ ross, xewqiet
  f’għomor mimli għaxqiet;
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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