beża'

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See also: beza, Beza, and bezą

Maltese

Root
b-ż-għ
14 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic فَزَعَ (fazaʕa) with b- from a development > > in some of the inflected forms (as also in qabeż). Compare Moroccan Arabic فزع (fzaʕ).

Pronunciation

Verb

beża’ (imperfect jibża’, past participle mibżugħ, verbal noun biża’ or (obsolete) bżigħ)

  1. to fear, to be afraid
    • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Kulħadd jibża’ u ħadd ma jabbuża jmissu!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1975, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Kappella tal-Paċi”, in L-Għanja tas-Sittin:
      Ejja ‘l hawn, la tibżax minni,
      bil-katina ma norbtokx;
      norbtok biss bl-għeruq ta’ qalbi,
      f’ħajti kollha ma nħollokx.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to care for

Conjugation

    Conjugation of beża’
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m bżajt bżajt beża’ bżajna bżajtu beżgħu
f beżgħet
imperfect m nibża’ tibża’ jibża’ nibżgħu tibżgħu jibżgħu
f tibża’
imperative ibża’ ibżgħu