ffjorixxa
Maltese
Alternative forms
- ffjurixxa (ffjura)
- ffjora
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian fiorire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ɪ)f.fjɔˈrɪʃ.ʃa/
- Rhymes: -ɪʃʃa
Verb
ffjorixxa (imperfect jiffjorixxi)
- to flourish, prosper
- to bloom, blossom
- Synonyms: żahar, (archaic) nawwar
Conjugation
- The traditional rule is that the syllable -ixx- is lost before stressed endings; that is in the past tense, before -x, and before a pronominal suffix. The contemporary tendency is to either keep -ixx- in all forms or avoid it in all forms (see ffjora above).
| Conjugation of ffjorixxa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | ffjorejt | ffjorejt | ffjorixxa | ffjorejna | ffjorejtu | ffjorew | |
| f | ffjoriet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | niffjorixxi | tiffjorixxi | jiffjorixxi | niffjorixxu | tiffjorixxu | jiffjorixxu | |
| f | tiffjorixxi | |||||||
| imperative | ffjorixxi | ffjorixxu | ||||||
| Conjugation of ffjorixxa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | ffjorixxejt | ffjorixxejt | ffjorixxa | ffjorixxejna | ffjorixxejtu | ffjorixxew | |
| f | ffjorixxiet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | niffjorixxi | tiffjorixxi | jiffjorixxi | niffjorixxu | tiffjorixxu | jiffjorixxu | |
| f | tiffjorixxi | |||||||
| imperative | ffjorixxi | ffjorixxu | ||||||
Related terms
- fjoritura (fjuritura)
- fjur