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)

  1. (transitive) to fasten; to attach; to pin

Conjugation

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