roqgħa

roqgħa

Maltese

Root
r-q-għ

Etymology

From Arabic رُقْعة‎ (ruqʿa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.ʔa/
• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.ʔaˤ/ (archaic)

Noun

roqgħa f (plural rqajja')

1. patch (for mending clothes)
   • Matthew 9:16

     Ħadd ma jraqqa’ libsa qadima b’biċċa drapp ġdida, għax inkella r-roqgħa ssellet il-libsa, u t-tiċrita tikber.

     No one puts a piece of new cloth on an old garment, for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse.

2. patch of land, spot

Related terms

• raqqa'