ġara

See also: gara

Maltese

Etymology 1

Root
ġ-r-j
9 terms

From Arabic جَرَى (jarā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒa.ra/

Verb

ġara (imperfect jiġri)

1. to happen; to take place

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġara

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ġrajt	ġrajt	ġara		ġrajna	ġrajtu	ġraw
	f			ġrat
imperfect	m	niġri	tiġri	jiġri		niġru	tiġru	jiġru
	f			tiġri
imperative			iġri				iġru

Etymology 2

From Arabic جَارَة (jāra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒaː.ra/

Noun

ġara f (plural ġirien, masculine ġar)

1. female equivalent of ġar: a female neighbour