għemeż

Maltese

Root
għ-m-ż
4 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic غَمَزَ (ḡamaza).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛː.mɛs/
    • IPA(key): /ˈɛˤː.mɛs/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛ.mɛs/ (archaic, rustic)
  • Audio (Gozo):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛmɛs, -ɛːmɛs, -ɛˤːmɛs
  • Homophones: egħmeż (except rural), ehmeż, hemeż (standard only)

Verb

għemeż (imperfect jegħmeż, verbal noun għemiż)

  1. (intransitive, + lil) to wink, blink (at)

Conjugation

Conjugation of għemeż (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għemiżt għemiżt għemeż għemiżna għemiżtu għemżu
f għemżet
imperfect m negħmeż tegħmeż jegħmeż negħmżu tegħmżu jegħmżu
f tegħmeż
imperative egħmeż egħmżu
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