ħabbar

See also: habbar

Maltese

Root
ħ-b-r
8 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic خَبَّرَ (ḵabbara).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈħab.bar/

Verb

ħabbar (imperfect jħabbar, past participle mħabbar, verbal noun taħbir or teħbir)

  1. to announce
  2. to foretell
Conjugation
Conjugation of ħabbar (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħabbart ħabbart ħabbar ħabbarna ħabbartu ħabbru
f ħabbret
imperfect m nħabbar tħabbar jħabbar nħabbru tħabbru jħabbru
f tħabbar
imperative ħabbar ħabbru
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħabbartx ħabbartx ħabbarx ħabbarniex ħabbartux ħabbrux
f ħabbritx
imperfect m nħabbarx tħabbarx jħabbarx nħabbrux tħabbrux jħabbrux
f tħabbarx
imperative tħabbarx tħabbrux

Etymology 2

Agent noun of ħabar, from Arabic أَخْبَرَ (ʔaḵbara).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħabˈbaːr/

Noun

ħabbar m (plural ħabbara or ħabbarin, feminine ħabbara)

  1. announcer, messenger