ġieħ

ġieħ

Maltese

Root
w-ġ-ħ
4 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪːħ/
• Homophone: ġieh

Etymology 1

From Arabic جَاعَ‎ (jāʿa).

Verb

ġieħ (imperfect jġuħ, verbal noun ġuħ)

1. to be hungry

   Synonym: ffjakka

   Alternative form: ġaħ

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġieħ
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ġiħt	ġiħt	ġieħ		ġiħna	ġiħtu	ġieħu
	f			ġieħet
imperfect	m	nġuħ	ġġuħ	jġuħ		nġuħu	ġġuħu	jġuħu
	f			ġġuħ
imperative			ġuħ				ġuħu

Etymology 2

From Arabic جَاه‎ (jāh). Compare Moroccan Arabic جاه‎ (jāh).

Noun

ġieħ m

1. respect, honour, appropriate esteem

   Synonyms: rispett, unur