azzizzari

Sicilian

Etymology

Derived from Arabic عَزِيز (ʕazīz, “powerful; excellent; precious”). Alternatively, derived from zizzu (“elegant”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ad.d͡zidˈd͡za.ri/
  • Hyphenation: az‧ziz‧zà‧ri

Verb

azzizzari

  1. (transitive) to embellish
    • 1881, Salvatore Mamo, “Cuntu I - Lu diavulu ’ngannatu da lu viddanu [Tale 1 - The devil tricked by the peasant]”, in Li cunticeddi de me nanna‎, Agrigento: Tipografia E. Romito, stanza 17, page 16:
      Cc’è a azzizzari lu sidduni, / Cc’è la casa tutta lorda, / E cci sù li scecchi e i muli, / Ch’’un si strigghianu iddi suli.
      The packsaddle must be ornated. The whole house is filthy. And the donkeys and mules are not going to curry themselves.
      (literally, “There is the packsaddle to ornate; there's the house all filthy; and there are donkeys and mules, which do not curry themselves.”)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to put (someone) in their place
    • 1882, Serafino Amabile Guastella, “Note illustrative [Explanatory notes]”, in Vestru - Scene del popolo siciliano‎ (overall work in Italian and Sicilian), Ragusa: Piccitto & Antoci editori, page 52:
      ’U sapìa ca l’ aulisi èrunu vassciuliddi r’ avanti, m’ a stu puntu ’n lu puta crìrriri nè ora nè mmai. Ccà l’arti arriva propria! Ora l’azzizzu iu tanticcedda.
      I knew people from Avola were dumb, but neither now nor ever I could've believed to this extent. There's really no going further! I'll put her in her place a little now.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of azzizzari (first conjugation)
infinitive azzizzari
gerund azzizzannu
past participle azzizzatu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative iu tu iddu/idda nuàutri vuàutri iddi
present azzizzu azzizzi azzizza azzizzamu azzizzati azzìzzanu, azzìzzunu
imperfect azzizzava, azzizzavu azzizzavi azzizzava azzizzàvamu azzizzàvavu azzizzàvanu, azzizzàvunu
preterite azzizzai azzizzasti azzizzau, azzizzò azzizzammu, azzizzamu azzizzàstivu azzizzàrunu, azzizzaru
future1 azzizzirò, azzizzirogghiu azzizzirai azzizzirà azzizziremu azzizzireti, azzizziriti azzizzirannu
present perfect Use the present indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle
past perfect Use the imperfect indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle
conditional1 iu tu iddu/idda nuàutri vuàutri iddi
present azzizzirìa azzizzirissi azzizzirìa azzizzirìamu azzizzirìavu azzizzirìanu
past Use the present conditional tense of aviri plus the past participle
subjunctive iu tu iddu/idda nuàutri vuàutri iddi
present azzizzu azzizzi azzizza azzizzamu azzizzati azzìzzanu, azzìzzunu
imperfect azzizzassi azzizzassi azzizzassi azzizzàssimu azzizzàssivu azzizzàssiru
present perfect Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of aviri plus the past participle
imperative – tu vossìa nuàutri vuàutri –
— azzizza azzizzassi azzizzamu azzizzati —
1disused

Derived terms
  • azzizzarisi
  • azzizzata
  • azzizzatu

Descendants
  • → Maltese: żżiżża

References
  • Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “azzizzari”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 103
  • Pasqualino (c. 1790) “azzizzari”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 173
  1. Traina, Antonino (1868) “azzizzari”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 473
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