ġarr

Maltese

Root
ġ-r-r
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒarr/

Etymology 1

From Arabic جَرَّ (jarra, to pull).

Verb

ġarr (imperfect jġorr, past participle miġrur, verbal noun ġarr)

  1. to carry
    • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Bejta fis-Sur”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:
      U tela’ għas-sur, wisq imgħaddab,
      u kaxkar kull xitla, kull żrara,
      u l-bejta dlonk ħataf, ġarr miegħu
      bl-għasafar, jaħasra xi ħsara!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġarr (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ġarrejt ġarrejt ġarr ġarrejna ġarrejtu ġarrew
f ġarret
imperfect m nġorr ġġorr jġorr nġorru ġġorru jġorru
f ġġorr
imperative ġorr ġorru
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ġarrejtx ġarrejtx ġarrx ġarrejniex ġarrejtux ġarrewx
f ġarritx
imperfect m nġorrx ġġorrx jġorrx nġorrux ġġorrux jġorrux
f ġġorrx
imperative ġġorrx ġġorrux

Etymology 2

From Arabic جَرّ (jarr).

Noun

ġarr m (instance noun ġarra)

  1. verbal noun of ġarr: transport, carriage

See also