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 bribe

   Synonym: xaħħam

Conjugation

Conjugation of xtara
		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