dakkar
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Maltese[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| d-k-r |
| 3 terms |
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic ذَكَّرَ (ḏakkara, “to pollinate artificially”), derived from ذَكَر (ḏakar, “male”). The sense “influence” may be merely a figurative use of the former; compare for example English fertilize, German befruchten. However, it might also continue the sense “remind, admonish” of the Arabic verb.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
dakkar (imperfect jdakkar, past participle mdakkar, verbal noun tidkir or dakkir)
- (of insects) to pollinate (plants)
- (of persons) to pollinate (plants) or inseminate (animals) artificially
- (of persons or ideas) to influence, inspire
Conjugation[edit]
| Conjugation of dakkar | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | dakkart | dakkart | dakkar | dakkarna | dakkartu | dakkru | |
| f | dakkret | |||||||
| imperfect | m | ndakkar | ddakkar | jdakkar | ndakkru | ddakkru | jdakkru | |
| f | ddakkar | |||||||
| imperative | dakkar | dakkru | ||||||