wiżen

See also: wizen

Maltese

Root
w-ż-n
8 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic وَزَنَ (wazana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪ.zɛn/

Verb

wiżen (imperfect jiżen, past participle miżun, verbal noun użin)

  1. to weigh (have a weight)
  2. to weigh (measure a weight)
  3. (figurative) to consider, to weigh (e.g. an argument)
Conjugation
Conjugation of wiżen (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m wiżint wiżint wiżen wiżinna wiżintu wiżnu
f wiżnet
imperfect m niżen tiżen jiżen niżnu tiżnu jiżnu
f tiżen
imperative iżen iżnu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m wiżintx wiżintx wiżen wiżinniex wiżintux wiżnux
f wiżnitx
imperfect m niżinx tiżinx jiżinx niżnux tiżnux jiżnux
f tiżinx
imperative tiżinx tiżnux

Etymology 2

From Arabic وَزْن (wazn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪ.zɛn/

Noun

wiżen m (plural użien)

  1. a weight
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