laqat

Maltese

Root
l-q-t
1 term

Etymology

Apparently from Arabic لَقَطَ (laqaṭa, “to pick up”). A development “pick up” → “grab” → “hit” might be conceivable, but probably influenced by such roots as لَكَأَ (lakaʔa), لَكَثَ (lakaṯa), لَكِدَ (lakida), لَكَزَ (lakaza), all meaning “to hit”. Compare also Yemeni Arabic لكد (lakad) in this sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ʔat/

Verb

laqat (imperfect jolqot, past participle milqut)

1. to hit, beat
2. (figurative) to hit, strike (with some damaging action)

Conjugation

Conjugation of laqat
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	lqatt	lqatt	laqat		lqatna	lqattu	laqtu
	f			laqtet
imperfect	m	nolqot	tolqot	jolqot		nolqtu	tolqtu	jolqtu
	f			tolqot
imperative			olqot				olqtu