fajjar

Maltese

Root
f-j-r
2 terms

Etymology

Borrowed from English to fire, eventually from Proto-Germanic *fōr. Said in several sources to be the only loan verb from English that is morphologically fully integrated.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaj.jar/

Verb

fajjar (imperfect jfajjar, past participle mfajjar, verbal noun tfajjir)

1. to hurl
2. to throw about (words, e.g. swearwords)

Conjugation

Conjugation of fajjar
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	fajjart	fajjart	fajjar		fajjarna	fajjartu	fajru
	f			fajret
imperfect	m	nfajjar	tfajjar	jfajjar		nfajru	tfajru	jfajru
	f			tfajjar
imperative			fajjar				fajru