xejjer

Maltese

Root
x-j-r
2 terms

Etymology

Intensive/frequentative of an obsolete *xar, *jxir, from Arabic أَشارَ‎ (ʔašāra). Compare Moroccan Arabic شير‎ (šayyar).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛj.jɛr/

Verb

xejjer (imperfect jxejjer, verbal noun tixjir)

to wave (sign by moving something back and forth, e.g. one's hand, a flag)

Conjugation

Conjugation of xejjer
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	xejjirt	xejjirt	xejjer		xejjirna	xejjirtu	xejru
perfect	f	xejjirt	xejjirt	xejret		xejjirna	xejjirtu	xejru
imperfect	m	nxejjer	xxejjer	jxejjer		nxejru	xxejru	jxejru
imperfect	f	nxejjer	xxejjer	xxejjer		nxejru	xxejru	jxejru
imperative			xejjer				xejru

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