għawweġ

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Maltese[edit]

Root
għ-w-ġ
3 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic عَوَّجَ (ʕawwaja).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.wɛt͡ʃ/, /ˈaw.wɛt͡ʃ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈaˤːw.wɛt͡ʃ/ (archaic)

Verb[edit]

għawweġ (imperfect jgħawweġ, past participle mgħawweġ)

  1. to bend, to contort
    Synonym: lewa
  2. (figuratively) to contort (e.g. facts)
  3. to speak with a village accent

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of għawweġ
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għawwiġt għawwiġt għawweġ għawwiġna għawwiġtu għawġu
f għawġet
imperfect m ngħawweġ tgħawweġ jgħawweġ ngħawġu tgħawġu jgħawġu
f tgħawweġ
imperative għawweġ għawġu
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