għażiż

== Maltese == === Etymology === From Arabic عَزِيز (ʕazīz). Doublet of żżiżża. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈziːs/ IPA(key): /aˤːˈziːs/ (archaic) Rhymes: -iːs === Adjective === għażiż (feminine singular għażiża, plural għeżież, comparative egħżeż or agħażż) dear; cherished ==== Usage notes ==== This is one of the adjectives that still usually take the definite article when following a noun with a pronominal suffix, as e.g. in the ecclesiastical address ħuti l-għeżież (“[my] dear brothers and sisters”).