żeher

Maltese

Root
ż-h-r (neighing)
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صَهَلَ (ṣahala, “to neigh”). Variation between -l- and -r- occurs frequently in Maltese. For the sporadic development of Arabic ص (ṣ) → Maltese ż compare żnuber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛːr/
• Rhymes: -ɛːr

Verb

żeher (imperfect jiżher, verbal noun żhir)

1. to neigh (make the sound of a horse)

Conjugation

Conjugation of żeher

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	żhert	żhert	żeher		żherna	żhertu	żehru
	f			żehret
imperfect	m	niżher	tiżher	jiżher		niżhru	tiżhru	jiżhru
	f			tiżher
imperative			iżher				iżhru

See also

• naħaq
• żahar