xandar

Maltese

Root
x-n-d-r
3 terms

Etymology 1

Perhaps from a merger of Arabic شَنَّرَ‎ (šannara) and شَذَّرَ‎ (šaḏḏara), both roughly “to berate, blame, expose someone’s faults, make notorious, put to shame”, and thence generalised to “revealing, making known” in any context. In light of the frequent use in religious context (“spread the gospel”, etc.), however, compare also Aramaic שדר‎ (š-ḏ-r, “to send”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃan.dar/

Verb

xandar (imperfect jxandar, past participle mxandar, verbal noun xandir)

to spread, publicise, broadcast (news)
Synonym: berraħ
to divulge, reveal (secrets)

Conjugation

Conjugation of xandar
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	xandart	xandart	xandar	xandarna	xandartu	xandru
perfect	f	xandart	xandart	xandret	xandarna	xandartu	xandru
imperfect	m	nxandar	xxandar	jxandar	nxandru	xxandru	jxandru
imperfect	f	nxandar	xxandar	xxandar	nxandru	xxandru	jxandru
imperative			xandar			xandru

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃanˈdaːr/

Noun

xandar m (plural xandarin or xnadar, feminine xandara)

broadcaster

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