lefaq
Maltese edit
| Root |
|---|
| l-f-q |
| 1 term |
Etymology edit
From Arabic لَقَفَ (laqafa, “to seize, catch quickly”) with metathesis. In older Maltese the verb also meant “to gasp for breath”, which explains the semantic development. A similar use apparently exists in some Maghrebi dialects.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
lefaq (imperfect jolfoq, verbal noun lfiq)
- to sob
Conjugation edit
| Conjugation of lefaq | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | lfaqt | lfaqt | lefaq | lfaqna | lfaqtu | lefqu | |
| f | lefqet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | nolfoq | tolfoq | jolfoq | nolfqu | tolfqu | jolfqu | |
| f | tolfoq | |||||||
| imperative | olfoq | olfqu | ||||||