"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, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "nagħġa"
      },
      "expansion": "Back-formation from nagħġa",
      "name": "backformation"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "نَعْجة",
        "t": "ewe"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic نَعْجة (naʕja, “ewe”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from nagħġa, from Arabic نَعْجة (naʕja, “ewe”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nagħġa",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagħġiet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese back-formations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "mt:Mammals",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sheep"
      ],
      "id": "en-nagħaġ-mt-noun-XFmWFqxQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "sheep",
          "sheep"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/naːt͡ʃ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naˤːt͡ʃ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nagħaġ"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "nagħġa"
      },
      "expansion": "Back-formation from nagħġa",
      "name": "backformation"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "نَعْجة",
        "t": "ewe"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic نَعْجة (naʕja, “ewe”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from nagħġa, from Arabic نَعْجة (naʕja, “ewe”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nagħġa",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nagħġiet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese back-formations",
        "Maltese collective nouns",
        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese masculine nouns",
        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms spelled with Għ",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "mt:Mammals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sheep"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sheep",
          "sheep"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/naːt͡ʃ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naˤːt͡ʃ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nagħaġ"
}

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