għana
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːna/
- IPA(key): /ˈaˤːna/ (archaic)
Etymology 1
From Arabic أَغْنَى (ʾaḡnā).
Verb
għana (imperfect jagħni, past participle mogħni)
- to enrich
- Antonym: faqqar
Conjugation
conjugation of għana
singular | plural | ||||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person m | 3rd person f | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
jien(a) | int(i) | hu(wa) | hi(ja) | aħna | intom | huma | |||
perfect | għanejt | għanejt | għana | għaniet | għanejna | għanejtu | għanew | ||
imperfect | nagħni | tagħni | jagħni | tagħni | nagħnu | tagħnu | jagħnu | ||
imperative | agħni | agħnu |
Related terms
- għani
- stagħna
Etymology 2
From Arabic غِنَى (ḡinā).
Noun
għana m
- wealth; riches; richness
- Synonym: rikkezza (chiefly figurative)
- Antonyms: faqar, povertà
Related terms
- See etymology 1 above.
Etymology 3
From Arabic غِناء (ḡināʾ).
Noun
għana m or f
- ghana; Maltese folk music
Related terms
- għanja
- għanna