għażiż

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Maltese

Root
għ-ż-ż (cherishing)
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَزِيز (ʕazīz).

Pronunciation

Adjective

għażiż (feminine singular għażiża, plural għeżież, comparative egħżeż or agħażż)

  1. dear; cherished

Usage notes

  • This is one of the adjectives that still usually take the definite article when following a noun with a pronominal suffix, as e.g. in the ecclesiastical address ħuti l-għeżież ( dear brothers and sisters).