reda'

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Maltese

Root
r-d-għ
3 terms

Alternative forms

rada’

Etymology

From Arabic رَضَعَ (raḍaʕa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.da/
IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.daˤ/ (archaic)
Homophone: redgħa

Verb

reda’ (imperfect jerda’, past participle merdugħ)

to suck, suckle
(figurative) to be parasitic; to exploit; to rip off
(vulgar) to blow (perform fellatio)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **reda’** (Form I)
positive forms
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	rdajt	rdajt	reda’	rdajna	rdajtu	redgħu
perfect	f	rdajt	rdajt	redgħet	rdajna	rdajtu	redgħu
imperfect	m	nerda’	terda’	jerda’	nerdgħu	terdgħu	jerdgħu
imperfect	f	nerda’	terda’	terda’	nerdgħu	terdgħu	jerdgħu
imperative			erda’			erdgħu

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