hemeż

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Maltese

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Etymology

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Root
h-m-ż
1 term

From Arabic هَمَزَ (hamaza, to squeeze, prick, prod, spur). Originally “to pin” in Maltese, then generalised. Compare the noun hemża (needle stich) recorded in Vassalli’s dictionary.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hemeż (imperfect jehmeż, past participle mehmuż)

  1. (transitive) to fasten; to attach; to pin

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of hemeż
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m hemiżt hemiżt hemeż hemiżna hemiżtu hemżu
f hemżet
imperfect m nehmeż tehmeż jehmeż nehmżu tehmżu jehmżu
f tehmeż
imperative ehmeż ehmżu