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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic نَوَّرَ (nawwara, “to blossom”).
Pronunciation
Verb
nawwar (imperfect jnawwar, past participle mnawwar, verbal noun tinwir)
- to grow mouldy
- (figuratively) to rot, decay
- (archaic) to bloom, blossom
- Synonyms: żahar, ffjorixxa
Usage notes
- The sense “to bloom” can now be used at most literally of plants. In figurative use it will always be understood as “to rot” and thus quite the contrary.
Conjugation