forogħ

From Arabic فَرَغَ (faraḡa).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.rɔħ/
• Rhymes: -ɔrɔħ

forogħ (imperfect jofrogħ, past participle mifrugħ, active participle fieragħ, verbal noun frugħ or frigħ)

1. to be or become empty
2. (most often, of bodies of water) to recede, ebb

   Antonym: mela

   Il-baħar jimla u jofrogħ. ― The sea rises and recedes.

   Ix-xmajjar qed joforgħu wara l-għargħar. ― The rivers are receding after the flooding.