xtara
Maltese
[edit]| Root |
|---|
| x-r-j |
| 4 terms |
Etymology
[edit]From Arabic اِشْتَرَى (ištarā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]xtara (imperfect jixtri, past participle mixtri, verbal noun xiri)
- to buy, purchase
- 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
- Għax meta missieri kien jibni xi gallinar, jew xi xatba, jew xi kannizzata, qatt ma kien jixtri xejn, iżda jlaqqat u jillapazza b’dak li jsib. Imma jiena ma ridtx għarix mibni bl-imbarazz, iżda kamp sabiħ u pulit u b’saħħtu.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- to bribe
- Synonym: xaħħam