xtara

Maltese

Root
x-r-j
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِشْتَرَى (ištarā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃta.ra/

Verb

xtara (imperfect jixtri, past participle mixtri, verbal noun xiri)

  1. 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.
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  2. to shop
  3. to bribe
    Synonym: xaħħam

Conjugation

Conjugation of xtara
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m xtrajt xtrajt xtara xtrajna xtrajtu xtraw
f xtrat
imperfect m nixtri tixtri jixtri nixtru tixtru jixtru
f tixtri
imperative ixtri ixtru
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