inġazza
Maltese
Alternative forms
- nġazza (sometimes after a vowel, but i is usually considered part of the stem)
Etymology
From Sicilian nghiazzari, derived from ghiazzu, ghiacciu (“ice”), from Latin glacies.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪnˈd͡ʒat.t͡sa/
Verb
inġazza (imperfect jinġazza, past participle inġazzat)
- (intransitive) to freeze; to turn in to ice
- Synonym: ffriża
- (intransitive) to be or feel very cold; to be freezing
- Synonym: reżaħ
Conjugation
conjugation of inġazza
singular | plural | ||||||||
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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 | inġazzajt | inġazzajt | inġazza | inġazzat | inġazzajna | inġazzajtu | inġazzaw | ||
imperfect | ninġazza | tinġazza | jinġazza | tinġazza | ninġazzaw | tinġazzaw | jinġazzaw | ||
imperative | inġazza | inġazzaw |