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Maltese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
ġiżi f or pl (collective)
- hoary stock (Matthiola incana)
1936, R. M. B., “Għal kull ma ħlaqtilna iċ-ċaħda trid minn’na”, in Lehen il-Malti, numbers 61-62, lines 10–12:ġiżimin, ġiżi, dalji u tulipan !
X’għaxqa ta’ lwien imżewqa, sbieħ, safjin !
ifuħu kollha : iżda mhux bħal xuxlin !!- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (Xagħra, Għajnsielem, Nadur) Alternative form of narċis: daffodil, narcissus
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
ġiżi m (instance noun ġiżja)
- (obsolete) verbal noun of ġeża