hemeż

Maltese

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛː.mɛs/
• Homophones: ehmeż (general), egħmeż, għemeż (except archaically)

Verb

hemeż (imperfect jehmeż, past participle mehmuż)

1. (transitive) to fasten; to attach; to pin

Conjugation

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