frugħa

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Maltese[edit]

Root
f-r-għ
12 terms

Etymology[edit]

Extended form of frugħ, from Arabic فُرُوغ (furūḡ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfruː.wa/
    • IPA(key): /ˈfruː.aˤ/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈfruː.ɣa/ (archaic, rural)

Noun[edit]

frugħa f (plural frugħat)

  1. emptiness
  2. void, idleness, vanity, inanity
    il-frugħa ta’ din id-dinjathe vanity of this world