għasar

== Maltese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaː.sar/ IPA(key): /ˈaˤː.sar/ (archaic) Homophone: agħsar Rhymes: -aːsar, -aˤːsar === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Arabic عَصَرَ (ʕaṣara). ==== Verb ==== għasar (imperfect jagħsar, past participle magħsur, verbal noun għasir) to squeeze, press Synonym: għafas to juice, to squeeze out ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Arabic عَصْر (ʕaṣr). The religious use is based on the Islamic afternoon prayer. Catholic vespers are typically held at 6 pm, but were often brought forward to the last hour before sunset during the winter. The word counts among the specifically Islamic terms preserved by the (re-)converted Maltese as against the use of Middle Eastern Christians; compare Randan (“Lent”) and others. ==== Noun ==== għasar m (plural għosrien) (Christianity) vespers (dated) afternoon Synonym: waranofsinhar (Islam) asr, the afternoon Islamic prayer