għażż

== Maltese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aːs/ IPA(key): /aˤːs/ (archaic) Rhymes: -aːs, -aˤːs Homophone: għass === Etymology 1 === From Arabic عَزَّ (ʕazza). ==== Verb ==== għażż (imperfect jgħożż, past participle magħżuż) to cherish; to appreciate ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== għożż === Etymology 2 === From Arabic عَجْز (ʕajz). The sense “laziness” is also found in several dialects. Compare further għaks (“destitution, famine”), which might be a doublet of this (with dissimilation, rather than assimilation as in għażż). ==== Noun ==== għażż m laziness indifference