żahar
Maltese
Root |
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ż-h-r (blooming) |
3 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zaːr/
- Rhymes: -aːr
- Homophones: żar (general), żgħar (except archaically)
Etymology 1
From Arabic زَهْر (zahr).
Noun
żahar m (collective, singulative żahra, paucal żahriet)
- (dated, except in expressions) several flowers, blossoms (reproductive structures on some plants)
- Synonyms: fjur, (archaic) nwar
Derived terms
- ilma żahar (“orange flower water”)
- ward u żahar
Etymology 2
From Arabic زَهَرَ (zahara, “to blossom”).
Verb
żahar (imperfect jiżhar, past participle miżhur, verbal noun tiżhir)
- to blossom
- Synonyms: ffjorixxa, (archaic) nawwar
Conjugation
- The perfect tense is often avoided. It can be replaced by kien + imperfect.
Conjugation of żahar | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | żhart | żhart | żahar | żharna | żhartu | żahru | |
f | żahret | |||||||
imperfect | m | niżhar | tiżhar | jiżhar | niżhru | tiżhru | jiżhru | |
f | tiżhar | |||||||
imperative | iżhar | iżhru |
See also
- żeher