See also: beza, Beza, and bezą

Maltese

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Root
b-ż-għ
14 terms

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic فَزَعَ (fazaʕa) with b- from a development [fz] > [vz] > [bz] in some of the inflected forms (as also in qabeż). Compare Moroccan Arabic فزع (fzaʕ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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beża’ (imperfect jibża’, past participle mibżugħ, verbal noun biża’ or (obsolete) bżigħ)

  1. to fear, to be afraid
    • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Kulħadd jibża’ u ħadd ma jabbuża jmissu!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1975, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Kappella tal-Paċi”, in L-Għanja tas-Sittin:
      Ejja ‘l hawn, la tibżax minni,
      bil-katina ma norbtokx;
      norbtok biss bl-għeruq ta’ qalbi,
      f’ħajti kollha ma nħollokx.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to care for [with għal]

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of beża’
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m bżajt bżajt beża’ bżajna bżajtu beżgħu
f beżgħet
imperfect m nibża’ tibża’ jibża’ nibżgħu tibżgħu jibżgħu
f tibża’
imperative ibża’ ibżgħu