xeher

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic أَشْهَرَ (ʾašhara, to announce, spread, make public). Perhaps at first in the context of death or specifically the announcement of a person’s passing by ritualised lamentation, which is found in some Arabic-speaking as well as other countries.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɛːr/

Verb

xeher (imperfect jixher)

  1. to wail; to squall; to cry loudly

Conjugation

  • The perfect tense is often avoided. It can be replaced by kien + imperfect.
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