bexx

Maltese

Root
b-x-x
6 terms

Etymology 1

Aquilina compares it to dialectal Arabic بَشَّ (bašša, to pee). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Verb

bexx (imperfect jbixx or jbexx, past participle mibxux or mbexx, verbal noun bexx)

  1. to spray, to sprinkle
Conjugation
Conjugation of bexx (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m bexxejt bexxejt bexx bexxejna bexxejtu bexxew
f bexxet
imperfect m nbixx tbixx jbixx nbixxu tbixxu jbixxu
f tbixx
imperative bixx bixxu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m bexxejtx bexxejtx bexxx bexxejniex bexxejtux bexxewx
f bexxitx
imperfect m nbixxx tbixxx jbixxx nbixxux tbixxux jbixxux
f tbixxx
imperative tbixxx tbixxux
Conjugation of bexx (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m bexxejt bexxejt bexx bexxejna bexxejtu bexxew
f bexxet
imperfect m nbexx tbexx jbexx nbexxu tbexxu jbexxu
f tbexx
imperative bexx bexxu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m bexxejtx bexxejtx bexxx bexxejniex bexxejtux bexxewx
f bexxitx
imperfect m nbexxx tbexxx jbexxx nbexxux tbexxux jbexxux
f tbexxx
imperative tbexxx tbexxux
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

bexx m (instance noun bexxa)

  1. verbal noun of bexx: spraying, sprinkling

Etymology 3

From French beige.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛʒ/

Noun

bexx ?

  1. beige (colour)