"nagħaġ" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /naːt͡ʃ/, /naˤːt͡ʃ/ Forms: nagħġa [singulative], nagħġiet [paucal]
Etymology: Back-formation from nagħġa, from Arabic نَعْجة (naʕja, “ewe”). Etymology templates: {{backformation|mt|nagħġa}} Back-formation from nagħġa, {{inh|mt|ar|نَعْجة|t=ewe}} Arabic نَعْجة (naʕja, “ewe”)
  1. sheep Tags: collective, masculine Categories (lifeform): Mammals
    Sense id: en-nagħaġ-mt-noun-XFmWFqxQ Categories (other): Maltese back-formations, Maltese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for nagħaġ meaning in Maltese (1.2kB)

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    },
    {
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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "نَعْجة",
        "t": "ewe"
      },
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "nagħġa",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "nagħġiet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "mt:Mammals",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sheep"
      ],
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        [
          "sheep",
          "sheep"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/naːt͡ʃ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naˤːt͡ʃ/"
    }
  ],
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}
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "singulative"
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      "form": "nagħġiet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Maltese collective nouns",
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        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese masculine nouns",
        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms spelled with Għ",
        "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "mt:Mammals"
      ],
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          "sheep",
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        "masculine"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/naːt͡ʃ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naˤːt͡ʃ/"
    }
  ],
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}

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