ferra'

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Maltese

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Root
f-r-għ
12 terms

Etymology

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Regularly the verb “to pour” (Arabic فَرَّغَ (farraḡa)) should be ferragħ, while the verb “to branch out” (Arabic فَرَّعَ (farraʕa)) should be ferra'. However, due to confluence in several conjugated forms, both have been merged and are now variants.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ferra’ (imperfect jferra’, past participle mferra’, verbal noun tifrigħ)

  1. Alternative form of ferragħ (to pour)
  2. Alternative form of ferragħ (to branch out)

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of ferra’
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ferrajt ferrajt ferra’ ferrajna ferrajtu ferrgħu
f ferrgħet
imperfect m nferra’ tferra’ jferra’ nferrgħu tferrgħu jferrgħu
f tferra’
imperative ferra’ ferrgħu