poġġa

Maltese
Root
p-ġ-j
3 terms

Etymology

From Italian poggiare, appoggiare and/or Sicilian puggiari, either way ultimately from Vulgar Latin *podiare, *appodiare.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔd.d͡ʒa/

Verb

poġġa (imperfect jpoġġi, past participle mpoġġi or poġġut, verbal noun tpoġġija)

  1. (intransitive) to sit; to rest
  2. (transitive) to put; to place; to lay
    Synonym: qiegħed
    Ħu t-tazzi u poġġihom fuq il-mejda.
    Take the glasses and put them on the table.
  3. (intransitive) to have a concubine [+ ma' (object)]
  4. (transitive) to deposit

Conjugation
    Conjugation of poġġa
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m poġġejt poġġejt poġġa poġġejna poġġejtu poġġew
f poġġiet
imperfect m npoġġi tpoġġi jpoġġi npoġġu tpoġġu jpoġġu
f tpoġġi
imperative poġġi poġġu
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