forogħ

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic فَرَغَ‎ (faraḡa), يَفْرُغُ‎ (yafruḡu). One of the few verbs with għ as third radical and o-vocalisation, leading to the preservation of għ as a consonant in word-final position. Compare a similar case in biegħ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔrɔħ/

Noun

forogħ (imperfect jofrogħ)

  1. to be or become empty
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