xejjer

Maltese
Root
x-j-r

Etymology

Intensive/frequentative of an obsolete *xar, *jxir, from Arabic أَشارَ‎ (ʾašāra). 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)
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