għasar

Maltese edit

Root
għ-s-r
4 terms

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈaː.sar/
IPA^(key): /ˈaˤː.sar/ (archaic)
Homophone: agħsar

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic عَصَرَ (ʕaṣara).

Verb edit

għasar (imperfect jagħsar, past participle magħsur)

to squeeze, press
Synonym: għafas
to juice, to squeeze out

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of għasar
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	għasart	għasart	għasar	għasarna	għasartu	għasru
perfect	f	għasart	għasart	għasret	għasarna	għasartu	għasru
imperfect	m	nagħsar	tagħsar	jagħsar	nagħsru	tagħsru	jagħsru
imperfect	f	nagħsar	tagħsar	tagħsar	nagħsru	tagħsru	jagħsru
imperative			agħsar			agħsru

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic عَصْر (ʕaṣr).

The religious use is based on the Islamic afternoon prayer. Catholic vespers are typically held at 6 pm, but were often brought forward to the last hour before sunset during the winter. The word counts among the specifically Islamic terms preserved by the (re-)converted Maltese as against the use of Middle Eastern Christians; compare Randan (“Lent”) and others.

Noun edit

għasar m (plural għosrien)

(Christianity) vespers
(dated) afternoon
Synonym: waranofsinhar