naġar

Maltese

Root
n-ġ-r
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَجَرَ (najara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.d͡ʒar/

Verb

naġar (imperfect jonġor, active participle minġur, verbal noun nġir)

1. to dress, smoothen (stone)
2. (by extension) to trim, refine, perfect, finish

Conjugation

Conjugation of naġar
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	nġart	nġart	naġar		nġarna	nġartu	naġru
	f			naġret
imperfect	m	nonġor	tonġor	jonġor		nonġru	tonġru	jonġru
	f			tonġor
imperative			onġor				onġru