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Maltese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Arabic زَجَّ (zajja).
Verb
żeġġ (imperfect jżiġġ or jżeġġ, past participle mżeġġ, verbal noun żeġġ or żeġġien)
- to slide
- to move (around) swiftly and energetically, to frisk (e.g. of fish), to lick (of flames)
- (of eyes) to shine, to glimmer
Conjugation
Etymology 2
From Arabic زَجّ (zajj).
Noun
żeġġ m (instance noun żeġġa)
- verbal noun of żeġġ