hemeż
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| h-m-ż |
| 1 term |
From Arabic هَمَزَ (hamaza, “to squeeze, prick, prod, spur”). Originally “to pin” in Maltese, then generalised. Compare the noun hemża (“needle stich”) recorded in Vassalli’s dictionary.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
hemeż (imperfect jehmeż, past participle mehmuż)
- (transitive) to fasten; to attach; to pin
Conjugation edit
| Conjugation of hemeż | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | hemiżt | hemiżt | hemeż | hemiżna | hemiżtu | hemżu | |
| f | hemżet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | nehmeż | tehmeż | jehmeż | nehmżu | tehmżu | jehmżu | |
| f | tehmeż | |||||||
| imperative | ehmeż | ehmżu | ||||||