żarżar

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈzar.zar/

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