għażżaż
Maltese edit
Root |
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għ-ż-ż (grinding) |
4 terms |
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic غَزْغَزَ (ḡazḡaza), غَزَّزَ (ḡazzaza). Compare Moroccan Arabic غزز (ḡazzaz).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
għażżaż (imperfect jgħażżaż, past participle mgħażżaż, verbal noun tagħżiż or tgħażżiż) (transitive)
- to grind
- għażżaż snienu ― to grit one's teeth
- to gnaw
- to snarl, to growl
- to embrace, to clasp someone tight
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of għażżaż | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | għażżażt | għażżażt | għażżaż | għażżażna | għażżażtu | għażżu | |
f | għażżet | |||||||
imperfect | m | ngħażżaż | tgħażżaż | jgħażżaż | ngħażżu | tgħażżu | jgħażżu | |
f | tgħażżaż | |||||||
imperative | għażżaż | għażżu |
Categories:
- Maltese terms belonging to the root għ-ż-ż (grinding)
- Maltese terms inherited from Arabic
- Maltese terms derived from Arabic
- Maltese 2-syllable words
- Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Maltese lemmas
- Maltese verbs
- Maltese terms spelled with Għ
- Maltese transitive verbs
- Maltese terms with collocations
- Maltese form-II verbs
- Maltese geminate form-II verbs
- Maltese geminate verbs