żarżar

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Maltese

Root
ż-r-ż-r
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic زَرْزَرَ (zarzara), related with زَرْزُور (zarzūr, starling, some of whose cries resemble insects’ chirring or buzzing). Compare also Moroccan Arabic سرسر (sarsar). Ultimately onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Verb

żarżar (imperfect jżarżar, past participle mżarżar, verbal noun żarżir)

  1. to buzz
  2. to hum
  3. to sing (of a finch)
  4. to bray, to blare, to make a harshly loud sound

Conjugation

    Conjugation of żarżar
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m żarżart żarżart żarżar żarżarna żarżartu żarżru
f żarżret
imperfect m nżarżar żżarżar jżarżar nżarżru żżarżru jżarżru
f żżarżar
imperative żarżar żarżru