għaża

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Maltese

Root
għ-ż-w
3 terms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَزَى (ʕazā).

Verb

għaża (imperfect jagħżi)

  1. (transitive) to comfort (someone) in times of mourning, to offer condolences, to console, to declare regret for someone's loss
    Synonyms: sabbar, kkonsla
Conjugation
    Conjugation of għaża
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għażejt għażejt għaża għażejna għażejtu għażew
f għażiet
imperfect m nagħżi tagħżi jagħżi nagħżu tagħżu jagħżu
f tagħżi
imperative agħżi agħżu

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَزَاء (ʕazāʔ).

Noun

għaża f (plural għażwiet)

  1. a disused Maltese custom where neighbors cooked a meal for a grieving family, who refrained from cooking to avoid worsening the fire of purgatory
    il-għaża għalik. ― I wish you die.

See also

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