dakkar
Maltese
edit| Root |
|---|
| d-k-r |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
editFrom 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
editVerb
editdakkar (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 | ||||||