żżennaq

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Maltese[edit]

Root
ż-n-q
1 term

Etymology[edit]

Aquilina compares it to dialectal Arabic تَزَنَّقَ (tazannaqa, to tear). Likely related żenqa.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

żżennaq (imperfect jiżżennaq) (intransitive)

  1. to become rancid, to lose its flavor

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of żżennaq
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m żżennaqt żżennaqt żżennaq żżennaqna żżennaqtu żżennqu
f żżennqet
imperfect m niżżennaq tiżżennaq jiżżennaq niżżennqu tiżżennqu jiżżennqu
f tiżżennaq
imperative żżennaq żżennqu