bexx

Maltese

Root
b-x-x
6 terms

Etymology 1

Aquilina compares it to dialectal Arabic بَشَّ (bašša, “to pee”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Verb

bexx (imperfect jbixx or jbexx, past participle mibxux or mbexx, verbal noun bexx)

1. to spray, to sprinkle

Conjugation

Conjugation of bexx (Form I)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	bexxejt	bexxejt	bexx	bexxejna	bexxejtu	bexxew
	f			bexxet
imperfect	m	nbixx	tbixx	jbixx	nbixxu	tbixxu	jbixxu
	f			tbixx
imperative			bixx			bixxu
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	bexxejtx	bexxejtx	bexxx	bexxejniex	bexxejtux	bexxewx
	f			bexxitx
imperfect	m	nbixxx	tbixxx	jbixxx	nbixxux	tbixxux	jbixxux
	f			tbixxx
imperative			tbixxx			tbixxux

Conjugation of bexx (Form I)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	bexxejt	bexxejt	bexx	bexxejna	bexxejtu	bexxew
	f			bexxet
imperfect	m	nbexx	tbexx	jbexx	nbexxu	tbexxu	jbexxu
	f			tbexx
imperative			bexx			bexxu
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	bexxejtx	bexxejtx	bexxx	bexxejniex	bexxejtux	bexxewx
	f			bexxitx
imperfect	m	nbexxx	tbexxx	jbexxx	nbexxux	tbexxux	jbexxux
	f			tbexxx
imperative			tbexxx			tbexxux

Derived terms

• bexbex

Etymology 2

Noun

bexx m (instance noun bexxa)

1. verbal noun of bexx: spraying, sprinkling