ħexa

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Maltese

Root
ħ-x-j
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَشَا (ḥašā).

Pronunciation

Verb

ħexa (imperfect jaħxi, past participle moħxi, verbal noun ħaxi)

  1. (dated, still common in Gozo) to stuff, to fill
    Qed naħxi t-tiġieġa bil-bżar u l-faqqiegħ.
    I’m stuffing the chicken with peppers and mushrooms.
  2. to fuck, to fornicate, to copulate
    Ħxejt tliet persuni fuq il-mejda tal-kċina.
    I fucked three people on the kitchen table.
  3. to ruin, to spoil
    Waqqajt il-vażun u ħxejtu.You dropped the vase and ruined it.
  4. to act dishonestly toward someone
    Min ħexa mexa.Those who deceive/lie/act corruptly succeed.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ħexa
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħxejt ħxejt ħexa ħxejna ħxejtu ħxew
f ħxiet
imperfect m naħxi taħxi jaħxi naħxu taħxu jaħxu
f taħxi
imperative aħxi aħxu