ffriża

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Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English freeze, from Proto-Germanic *freusaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ffriża (imperfect jiffriża, past participle ffriżat or friżat, verbal noun ffriżar or friżar)

  1. (transitive) to freeze something; turn it into ice
    • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Kelli buz wellington twil sa rkobbtejja li bih stajt ngħaddi nċaflas mill-għadajjar u għalkemm subgħajja ta’ saqajja kont inħosshom jiffriżaw bil-mod il-mod, []
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  2. (intransitive) to freeze; turn into ice
    Synonym: inġazza

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of ffriża
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ffriżajt ffriżajt ffriża ffriżajna ffriżajtu ffriżaw
f ffriżat
imperfect m niffriża tiffriża jiffriża niffriżaw tiffriżaw jiffriżaw
f tiffriża
imperative ffriża ffriżaw
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