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