żeher

Maltese
Root
ż-h-r (neighing)
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ⁧صَهَلَ⁩ (ṣahala, “to neigh”). Variation between -l- and -r- occurs frequently in Maltese. For the sporadic development of Arabic ⁧ص⁩ (ṣ) → Maltese ż compare żnuber.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zɛːr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːr

Verb

żeher (imperfect jiżher, verbal noun żhir)

  1. to neigh (make the sound of a horse)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of żeher
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m żhert żhert żeher żherna żhertu żehru
f żehret
imperfect m niżher tiżher jiżher niżhru tiżhru jiżhru
f tiżher
imperative iżher iżhru

See also
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