Maltese

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Root
f-s-d-q
3 terms

Etymology

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Denominal verb of fosdoq.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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fesdaq (imperfect jfesdaq, past participle mfesdaq)

  1. to shell, to husk
    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Fil-Ġnien”, in Fl-Arena:
      Ta’ ferħ u serħ imlietni, u bħall-għasafar
      u l-friefet jien għamilt: minn fjur għal fjur
      ħsiebi tar bħal farfett, taħt siġra kbira
      qalbi fesdqet il-għana bħal għasfur.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of fesdaq
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m fesdaqt fesdaqt fesdaq fesdaqna fesdaqtu fesdqu
f fesdqet
imperfect m nfesdaq tfesdaq jfesdaq nfesdqu tfesdqu jfesdqu
f tfesdaq
imperative fesdaq fesdqu