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)

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

Conjugation

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