"xeher" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Maltese]

IPA: /ʃɛːr/ Forms: jixher [imperfect], mixhur [participle, past], xieher [active, participle], xhir [noun-from-verb], xehir [noun-from-verb]
Rhymes: -ɛːr Etymology: From Arabic شَهَرَ (šahara), أَشْهَرَ (ʔašhara, “to announce, spread, make public”). The contemporary sense developed in the context of death or specifically the announcement of a person’s passing by ritualised lamentation, which is found in some countries and formerly existed also in Malta. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|شَهَرَ}} Arabic شَهَرَ (šahara) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jixher|mixhur|xieher|xhir|vn2=xehir}} xeher (imperfect jixher, past participle mixhur, active participle xieher, verbal noun xhir or xehir)
  1. to lament, wail, cry loudly
    Sense id: en-xeher-mt-verb-TagylANF Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25
  2. to divulge, to publish
    Sense id: en-xeher-mt-verb-eRhUqh8f Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 27 73

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for xeher meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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