biża'
Maltese edit
| Root |
|---|
| b-ż-għ |
| 14 terms |
Alternative forms edit
- biżgħa (rare, perhaps nonstandard)
Etymology edit
From Arabic فَزَع (fazaʕ) with irregular development of the onset (probably at first in the verb beża’, which see). Originally and still frequently masculine, but also feminine after the final [a]-sound.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
biża’ m or f (instance noun beżgħa)
- verbal noun of beża’: fear