Where does “dagħa” come from?

dagħa (Maltese) comes from Arabic دُعَاء, from Arabic دَعَا — to call, call upon God, pray; to call on for...

dagħa (Maltese): to curse, blaspheme

Definitions

  1. to curse, blaspheme

Ancestry of “dagħa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدُعَاءprayer; invocation, supplication; supplication
2Arabicدَعَاto call, call upon God, pray; to call on for...
Every word from Arabic دَعَا →Every word from Arabic دُعَاء →
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