wiżen

See also: wizen

Maltese

Root
w-ż-n
8 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic وَزَنَ (wazana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪ.zɛn/

Verb

wiżen (imperfect jiżen, past participle miżun, verbal noun użin)

1. to weigh (have a weight)
2. to weigh (measure a weight)
3. (figurative) to consider, to weigh (e.g. an argument)

Conjugation

Conjugation of wiżen
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	wiżint	wiżint	wiżen		wiżinna	wiżintu	wiżnu
	f			wiżnet
imperfect	m	niżen	tiżen	jiżen		niżnu	tiżnu	jiżnu
	f			tiżen
imperative			iżen				iżnu

Etymology 2

From Arabic وَزْن (wazn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪ.zɛn/

Noun

wiżen m (plural użien)

1. a weight