għagħa

Etymology
From. The word is an extreme example of how the loss/vowelisation of has weakened the phonetic shapes of many words in Maltese. One might think that would subsequently have come out of use, but it remains common.

Noun

 * 1) upheaval, tumult

Usage notes

 * Originally and still often feminine, but because of the now monosyllabic pronunciation it may also be construed as a masculine.

Verb

 * 1)  to breath heavily