lagħab

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Maltese

Root
l-għ-b
12 terms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Arabic لَعِبَ (laʕiba).

Verb

lagħab (imperfect jilgħab, past participle milgħub, verbal noun logħob)

  1. to play
  2. to gamble
  3. to cheat, to deceive
  4. to waver, to be undecided
Conjugation
Conjugation of lagħab
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m lgħabt lgħabt lagħab lgħabna lgħabtu lagħbu
f lagħbet
imperfect m nilgħab tilgħab jilgħab nilagħbu tilagħbu jilagħbu
f tilgħab
imperative ilgħab ilagħbu

Etymology 2

From Arabic لَعّاب (laʕʕāb).

Originally the noun was pronounced /laʕˈʕaːp/, while the verb was /ˈla.ʕap/. Both merged in the 19th century when għ was vowelised. The spelling lagħgħab, which is sometimes seen, is incorrect because għ can never be geminated in Maltese.

Noun

lagħab m (plural lagħaba, feminine lagħaba)

  1. gambler
    Synonyms: lagħbi, lagħabi
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