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)

(transitive) to fasten; to attach; to pin

Conjugation

Conjugation of hemeż
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	hemiżt	hemiżt	hemeż	hemiżna	hemiżtu	hemżu
perfect	f	hemiżt	hemiżt	hemżet	hemiżna	hemiżtu	hemżu
imperfect	m	nehmeż	tehmeż	jehmeż	nehmżu	tehmżu	jehmżu
imperfect	f	nehmeż	tehmeż	tehmeż	nehmżu	tehmżu	jehmżu
imperative			ehmeż			ehmżu

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