żahar

Maltese

Root
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
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	żhart	żhart	żahar		żharna	żhartu	żahru
perfect	f	żhart	żhart	żahret		żharna	żhartu	żahru
imperfect	m	niżhar	tiżhar	jiżhar		niżhru	tiżhru	jiżhru
imperfect	f	niżhar	tiżhar	tiżhar		niżhru	tiżhru	jiżhru
imperative			iżhar				iżhru

See also

żeher

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