iżża
Maltese
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| '-ż-j |
From Arabic جَزَى (jazā, “to requite”). The imperfect tense shows assimilation *niġżi → niżżi. The rare perfect is a backformation from the imperfect on the model of such a verb as idda, from Arabic أَدَّى (ʾaddā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪz.za/
Verb
iżża (imperfect jiżżi)
- (only with ħajr) to give (thanks); to thank
- Synonym: rringrazzja
- Niżżukom ħajr għall-ħidma tagħkom!
- We thank you for your work!
- (literally, “We give you thanks for your work!”)
Conjugation
- The perfect tense is often avoided. It can be replaced by kien + imperfect.
conjugation of iżża
| singular | plural | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person m | 3rd person f | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| jien(a) | int(i) | hu(wa) | hi(ja) | aħna | intom | huma | |||
| perfect | iżżejt | iżżejt | iżża | iżżiet | iżżejna | iżżejtu | iżżew | ||
| imperfect | niżżi | tiżżi | jiżżi | tiżżi | niżżu | tiżżu | jiżżu | ||
| imperative | iżżi | iżżu | |||||||
See also
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