"ragħwa" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈraː.wa/, /ˈraˤː.wa/ [archaic], /ˈraɣ.wa/ (note: archaic, rustic) Forms: ragħwiet [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic رَغْوة (raḡwa). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|رَغْوة}} Arabic رَغْوة (raḡwa) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=ragħwiet}} ragħwa f (plural ragħwiet)
  1. foam, froth Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ragħwa-mt-noun-wJk6eQaN Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52
  2. lather Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ragħwa-mt-noun-~pECQdAN Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "رَغْوة"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic رَغْوة (raḡwa)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic رَغْوة (raḡwa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ragħwiet",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "p": "ragħwiet"
      },
      "expansion": "ragħwa f (plural ragħwiet)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "foam, froth"
      ],
      "id": "en-ragħwa-mt-noun-wJk6eQaN",
      "links": [
        [
          "foam",
          "foam"
        ],
        [
          "froth",
          "froth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lather"
      ],
      "id": "en-ragħwa-mt-noun-~pECQdAN",
      "links": [
        [
          "lather",
          "lather"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈraː.wa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈraˤː.wa/",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈraɣ.wa/",
      "note": "archaic, rustic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ragħwa"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese feminine nouns",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms spelled with Għ",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "رَغْوة"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic رَغْوة (raḡwa)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic رَغْوة (raḡwa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ragħwiet",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "p": "ragħwiet"
      },
      "expansion": "ragħwa f (plural ragħwiet)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "foam, froth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "foam",
          "foam"
        ],
        [
          "froth",
          "froth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lather"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lather",
          "lather"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈraː.wa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈraˤː.wa/",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈraɣ.wa/",
      "note": "archaic, rustic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ragħwa"
}

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