biża'

Maltese

Root
b-ż-għ
14 terms

Alternative forms

biżgħa (rare, perhaps nonstandard)

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /ˈbɪ.za/
IPA^(key): /ˈbɪ.zaˤ/ (archaic)
Rhymes: -ɪza, -ɪzaˤ
Homophone: biżgħa

Noun

biża’ m or f (instance noun beżgħa)

verbal noun of beża’: fear

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