daqs
Maltese
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d-q-s |
1 term |
Etymology
editAquilina identifies it with Bedouin Tunisian Arabic تقز (tagz, “similar in age, height, weight, etc.”). Though this seems likely, it does not solve the question of eventual origin. Perhaps from underlying ta’ qies (literally “of measure”), from Arabic قَيْس (qays). The Tunisian -z must then be due to assimilation.
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editdaqs
- as much as; to the degree of
Inflection
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Personal-pronoun- including forms |
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1st person | daqsi | daqsna | |||
2nd person | daqsek | daqskom | |||
3rd person | daqsu | daqsha | daqshom |
Derived terms
editNoun
editdaqs m (plural daqsijiet)