abbuża

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian abbusari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abˈbuː.za/

• Audio (Gozo):

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• Rhymes: -uːza

Verb

abbuża (imperfect jabbuża, past participle abbużat, verbal noun abbużar)

1. to abuse

   Kif xbajt, kulħadd jabbuża mill-ġenerożità tiegħi.

   I’m tired of everyone abusing my generosity.

   L-omm abbużat lil binha għax qalilha li hu gay.

   The mother abused her son because he told her he is gay.

2. to dare
   • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

     Kulħadd jibża’ u ħadd ma jabbuża jmissu!

     Everyone is afraid and no one dares to touch it.

Conjugation

Conjugation of abbuża
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	abbużajt	abbużajt	abbuża		abbużajna	abbużajtu	abbużaw
	f			abbużat
imperfect	m	nabbuża	tabbuża	jabbuża		nabbużaw	tabbużaw	jabbużaw
	f			tabbuża
imperative			abbuża				abbużaw

Related terms

• abbuż
• abbużiv
• abbużivament