Maltese

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Etymology

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Univerbation of daqs +‎ kemm.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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daqskemm

  1. as much as, as ... as
    • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Ma nafx dawk li jirbħu s-Super 5 jifirħux daqskemm fraħt jien dakinhar.
      I don’t know if those who win the Super Five [a lottery in Malta] rejoice as much as I rejoiced that day.
    • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Ninżel fuq tarf is-siġġu u ngħolli għajnejja ’l fuq bis-slow motion. Il-brimba ta’ fuq moħħha ma tidhirx feroċi daqskemm ħsibt, ejja.
      I descend on the edge of the chair and raise my eyes in slow motion. The spider on her forehead does not look as ferocious as I thought, at least.