Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word . In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word , but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word you have here. The definition of the word will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Maltese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Arabic فَجَأَ (fajaʔa, to appear suddenly). The phonetic form is slightly irregular (as one would expect *feġa) however its possible it was influenced by the event noun feġġ formed from the instance noun feġġa from Arabic فَجْأة (fajʔa).

Alternatively perhaps from فَجَّ (fajja) with the original meaning “to cleave, open”, which makes sense for example when feġġ is used of blood or tears that erupt from the body. Compare also English break out (to emerge suddenly), German anbrechen (to begin), etc.

Pronunciation

Verb

feġġ (imperfect jfiġġ, verbal noun feġġ)

  1. to appear (suddenly)

Conjugation

Conjugation of feġġ (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m feġġejt feġġejt feġġ feġġejna feġġejtu feġġew
f feġġet
imperfect m nfiġġ tfiġġ jfiġġ nfiġġu tfiġġu jfiġġu
f tfiġġ
imperative fiġġ fiġġu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m feġġejtx feġġejtx feġġx feġġejniex feġġejtux feġġewx
f feġġitx
imperfect m nfiġġx tfiġġx jfiġġx nfiġġux tfiġġux jfiġġux
f tfiġġx
imperative tfiġġx tfiġġux

Noun

feġġ m (instance noun feġġa)

  1. verbal noun of feġġ: appearance, appearing, especially when sudden or brief

Derived terms