azzizzari

Sicilian

Etymology

Derived from Arabic عَزِيز (ʕazīz, “powerful; excellent; precious”). Alternatively, derived from zizzu (“elegant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ad.d͡zidˈd͡za.ri/
• Hyphenation: az‧ziz‧zà‧ri

Verb

azzizzari

1. (transitive) to embellish
   • 1881, Salvatore Mamo, “Cuntu I - Lu diavulu ’ngannatu da lu viddanu [Tale 1 - The devil tricked by the peasant]”, in Li cunticeddi de me nanna‎^[1], Agrigento: Tipografia E. Romito, stanza 17, page 16:

     Cc’è a azzizzari lu sidduni,
     Cc’è la casa tutta lorda,
     E cci sù li scecchi e i muli,
     Ch’’un si strigghianu iddi suli.

     The packsaddle must be ornated. The whole house is filthy. And the donkeys and mules are not going to curry themselves.

     (literally, “There is the packsaddle to ornate; there's the house all filthy; and there are donkeys and mules, which do not curry themselves.”)

2. (transitive, figurative) to put (someone) in their place
   • 1882, Serafino Amabile Guastella, “Note illustrative [Explanatory notes]”, in Vestru - Scene del popolo siciliano‎^[2] (overall work in Italian and Sicilian), Ragusa: Piccitto & Antoci editori, page 52:

     ’U sapìa ca l’ aulisi èrunu vassciuliddi r’ avanti, m’ a stu puntu ’n lu puta crìrriri nè ora nè mmai. Ccà l’arti arriva propria! Ora l’azzizzu iu tanticcedda.

     I knew people from Avola were dumb, but neither now nor ever I could've believed [they were] to this extent. There's really no going further! I'll put her in her place a little now.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of azzizzari (first conjugation)

infinitive		azzizzari
gerund			azzizzannu
past participle			azzizzatu
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	iu	tu	iddu/idda	nuàutri	vuàutri	iddi
present	azzizzu	azzizzi	azzizza	azzizzamu	azzizzati	azzìzzanu, azzìzzunu
imperfect	azzizzava, azzizzavu	azzizzavi	azzizzava	azzizzàvamu	azzizzàvavu	azzizzàvanu, azzizzàvunu
preterite	azzizzai	azzizzasti	azzizzau, azzizzò	azzizzammu, azzizzamu	azzizzàstivu	azzizzàrunu, azzizzaru
future1	azzizzirò, azzizzirogghiu	azzizzirai	azzizzirà	azzizziremu	azzizzireti, azzizziriti	azzizzirannu
present perfect	Use the present indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle
past perfect	Use the imperfect indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle
conditional1	iu	tu	iddu/idda	nuàutri	vuàutri	iddi
present	azzizzirìa	azzizzirissi	azzizzirìa	azzizzirìamu	azzizzirìavu	azzizzirìanu
past	Use the present conditional tense of aviri plus the past participle
subjunctive	iu	tu	iddu/idda	nuàutri	vuàutri	iddi
present	azzizzu	azzizzi	azzizza	azzizzamu	azzizzati	azzìzzanu, azzìzzunu
imperfect	azzizzassi	azzizzassi	azzizzassi	azzizzàssimu	azzizzàssivu	azzizzàssiru
present perfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of aviri plus the past participle
imperative	–	tu	vossìa	nuàutri	vuàutri	–
	—	azzizza	azzizzassi	azzizzamu	azzizzati	—
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Derived terms

• azzizzarisi
• azzizzata
• azzizzatu

 

Descendants

• → Maltese: żżiżża

References

• Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “azzizzari”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 103
• Pasqualino (c. 1790) “azzizzari”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 173