għasar

Maltese

Root
għ-s-r
4 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.sar/
  • IPA(key): /ˈaˤː.sar/ (archaic)
  • Homophone: agħsar

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَصَرَ (ʕaṣara).

Verb

għasar (imperfect jagħsar, past participle magħsur, verbal noun għasir)

  1. to squeeze, press
    Synonym: għafas
  2. to juice, to squeeze out
Conjugation
Conjugation of għasar (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għasart għasart għasar għasarna għasartu għasru
f għasret
imperfect m nagħsar tagħsar jagħsar nagħsru tagħsru jagħsru
f tagħsar
imperative agħsar agħsru
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għasartx għasartx għasarx għasarniex għasartux għasrux
f għasritx
imperfect m nagħsarx tagħsarx jagħsarx nagħsrux tagħsrux jagħsrux
f tagħsarx
imperative tagħsarx tagħsrux

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَصْر (ʕaṣr).

The religious use is based on the Islamic afternoon prayer. Catholic vespers are typically held at 6 pm, but were often brought forward to the last hour before sunset during the winter. The word counts among the specifically Islamic terms preserved by the (re-)converted Maltese as against the use of Middle Eastern Christians; compare Randan (“Lent”) and others.

Noun

għasar m (plural għosrien)

  1. (Christianity) vespers
  2. (dated) afternoon
    Synonym: waranofsinhar
  3. (Islam) asr, the afternoon Islamic prayer
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