mewweġ

Maltese

Root
m-w-ġ
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَوَّجَ (mawwaja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛw.wɛt͡ʃ/

Verb

mewweġ (imperfect jmewweġ, past participle mmewweġ, verbal noun timwiġ)

  1. to undulate
    • 2021 [2017], Antoine Cassar, Erbgħin Jum, 2nd edition, Malta: Ede Books:
      Bl-istess libsa vjola, tikxifli ħobbok
      lewn l-ewwel ftira ma’ ħjiel iż-żerniq,
      bl-istess sandli, difrejk ħomor daqs qalbi,
      u xagħrek immewweġ jofrogħ fir-riħ.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of mewweġ (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m mewwiġt mewwiġt mewweġ mewwiġna mewwiġtu mewġu
f mewġet
imperfect m mmewweġ tmewweġ jmewweġ mmewġu tmewġu jmewġu
f tmewweġ
imperative mewweġ mewġu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m mewwiġtx mewwiġtx mewwiġx mewwiġniex mewwiġtux mewġux
f mewġitx
imperfect m mmewwiġx tmewwiġx jmewwiġx mmewġux tmewġux jmewġux
f tmewwiġx
imperative tmewwiġx tmewġux