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
		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

Conjugation of bexx
		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

Etymology 2

Noun

bexx m (instance noun bexxa)

1. verbal noun of bexx: spraying, sprinkling

Etymology 3

From French beige.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛʒ/

Noun

bexx ?

1. beige (colour)