feġġ

Maltese

Alternative forms

  • feġġa

Etymology

Probably from Arabic فَجَأَ (fajaʔa, to appear suddenly). The phonetic form is slightly irregular (as one would expect *feġa) however its possible it was influenced by the event noun feġġ formed from the instance noun feġġa from Arabic فَجْأة (fajʔa).

Alternatively perhaps from فَجَّ (fajja) with the original meaning “to cleave, open”, which makes sense for example when feġġ is used of blood or tears that erupt from the body. Compare also English break out (to emerge suddenly), German anbrechen (to begin), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛt͡ʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡ʃ

Verb

feġġ (imperfect jfiġġ, verbal noun feġġ)

  1. to appear (suddenly)

Conjugation

Conjugation of feġġ (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m feġġejt feġġejt feġġ feġġejna feġġejtu feġġew
f feġġet
imperfect m nfiġġ tfiġġ jfiġġ nfiġġu tfiġġu jfiġġu
f tfiġġ
imperative fiġġ fiġġu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m feġġejtx feġġejtx feġġx feġġejniex feġġejtux feġġewx
f feġġitx
imperfect m nfiġġx tfiġġx jfiġġx nfiġġux tfiġġux jfiġġux
f tfiġġx
imperative tfiġġx tfiġġux

Noun

feġġ m (instance noun feġġa)

  1. verbal noun of feġġ: appearance, appearing, especially when sudden or brief

Derived terms