"għagħa" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /aː/, /aˤː/ [archaic], /ˈɣaː.ɣa/ (note: archaic, rural)
Etymology: From Arabic غَاغَة (ḡāḡa, “mob, crowd”). The word is an extreme example of how the loss/vowelisation of għ has weakened the phonetic shapes of many words in Maltese. One might think that għagħa would subsequently have come out of use, but it remains common. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|غَاغَة|t=mob, crowd}} Arabic غَاغَة (ḡāḡa, “mob, crowd”), {{m|mt|għ}} għ, {{m|mt||għagħa}} għagħa Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=mf}} għagħa m or f
  1. upheaval, tumult Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-għagħa-mt-noun-VgF8sQLW

Verb

IPA: /aː/, /aˤː/ [archaic], /ˈɣaː.ɣa/ (note: archaic, rural)
Etymology: From Arabic غَاغَة (ḡāḡa, “mob, crowd”). The word is an extreme example of how the loss/vowelisation of għ has weakened the phonetic shapes of many words in Maltese. One might think that għagħa would subsequently have come out of use, but it remains common. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|غَاغَة|t=mob, crowd}} Arabic غَاغَة (ḡāḡa, “mob, crowd”), {{m|mt|għ}} għ, {{m|mt||għagħa}} għagħa Head templates: {{mt-verb|jgħagħi}} għagħa (imperfect jgħagħi) Inflection templates: {{mt-conj|għagħejt|għagħejt|għagħa|għagħiet|għagħejna|għagħejtu|għagħew|ngħagħi|tgħagħi|jgħagħi|tgħagħi|ngħagħu|tgħagħu|jgħagħu|għagħi|għagħu}} Forms: jgħagħi [imperfect], no-table-tags [table-tags], għagħejt [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], għagħejt [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], għagħa [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], għagħejna [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], għagħejtu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], għagħew [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], għagħejt [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], għagħejt [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], għagħiet [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], għagħejna [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], għagħejtu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], għagħew [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], ngħagħi [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tgħagħi [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jgħagħi [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], ngħagħu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], tgħagħu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jgħagħu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], ngħagħi [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tgħagħi [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tgħagħi [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], ngħagħu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], tgħagħu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jgħagħu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], għagħi [imperative, second-person, singular], għagħu [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. (obsolete) to breath heavily Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-għagħa-mt-verb-zdQ72RpO Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 42 58

Inflected forms

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        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngħagħi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tgħagħi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tgħagħi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngħagħu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tgħagħu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jgħagħu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għagħi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għagħu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jgħagħi"
      },
      "expansion": "għagħa (imperfect jgħagħi)",
      "name": "mt-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "għagħejt",
        "10": "jgħagħi",
        "11": "tgħagħi",
        "12": "ngħagħu",
        "13": "tgħagħu",
        "14": "jgħagħu",
        "15": "għagħi",
        "16": "għagħu",
        "2": "għagħejt",
        "3": "għagħa",
        "4": "għagħiet",
        "5": "għagħejna",
        "6": "għagħejtu",
        "7": "għagħew",
        "8": "ngħagħi",
        "9": "tgħagħi"
      },
      "name": "mt-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to breath heavily"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "breath",
          "breath"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) to breath heavily"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˤː/",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣaː.ɣa/",
      "note": "archaic, rural"
    }
  ],
  "word": "għagħa"
}

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