beża'

See also: beza, Beza, and bezą

Maltese

Root
b-ż-għ
14 terms

Alternative forms

• baża’

Etymology

From Arabic فَزَعَ (fazaʕa) with b- from a development [fz] > [vz] > [bz] in some of the inflected forms (as also in qabeż). Compare Moroccan Arabic فزع (fzaʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.za/
• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.zaˤ/ (archaic)

Verb

beża’ (imperfect jibża’, past participle mibżugħ, verbal noun biża’ or (obsolete) bżigħ)

1. to fear, to be afraid
   • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

     Kulħadd jibża’ u ħadd ma jabbuża jmissu!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1975, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Kappella tal-Paċi”, in L-Għanja tas-Sittin:

     Ejja ‘l hawn, la tibżax minni,
     bil-katina ma norbtokx;
     norbtok biss bl-għeruq ta’ qalbi,
     f’ħajti kollha ma nħollokx.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. to care for [with għal]

Conjugation

Conjugation of beża’
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	bżajt	bżajt	beża’		bżajna	bżajtu	beżgħu
	f			beżgħet
imperfect	m	nibża’	tibża’	jibża’		nibżgħu	tibżgħu	jibżgħu
	f			tibża’
imperative			ibża’				ibżgħu