lagħab

Maltese

Root
l-għ-b
12 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laːp/
IPA^(key): /laˤːp/ (archaic)
Homophone: lgħab

Etymology 1

From Arabic لَعِبَ‎ (laʕiba).

Verb

lagħab (imperfect jilgħab, past participle milgħub, verbal noun logħob)

to play
to gamble
to cheat, to deceive
to waver, to be undecided

Conjugation

Conjugation of lagħab
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	lgħabt	lgħabt	lagħab	lgħabna	lgħabtu	lagħbu
perfect	f	lgħabt	lgħabt	lagħbet	lgħabna	lgħabtu	lagħbu
imperfect	m	nilgħab	tilgħab	jilgħab	nilagħbu	tilagħbu	jilagħbu
imperfect	f	nilgħab	tilgħab	tilgħab	nilagħbu	tilagħbu	jilagħbu
imperative			ilgħab			ilagħbu

Etymology 2

From Arabic لَعّاب‎ (laʕʕāb).

Originally the noun was pronounced /laʕˈʕaːp/, while the verb was /ˈla.ʕap/. Both merged in the 19th century when għ was vowelised. The spelling lagħgħab, which is sometimes seen, is incorrect because għ can never be geminated in Maltese.

Noun

lagħab m (plural lagħaba, feminine lagħaba)

gambler
Synonyms: lagħbi, lagħabi

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