maqdar

Maltese

Root
m-q-d-r
1 term

Etymology

Perhaps from the Arabic root ق ذ ر (q ḏ r) related to “being filthy, abominable, immoral”. Or perhaps from قَدَّرَ (qaddara) in the sense of “to imply, to call someone something”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʔ.dar/

Verb

maqdar (imperfect jmaqdar, past participle mmaqdar)

1. to criticise, put down, find fault with

Conjugation

Conjugation of maqdar
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	maqdart	maqdart	maqdar		maqdarna	maqdartu	maqdru
	f			maqdret
imperfect	m	mmaqdar	tmaqdar	jmaqdar		mmaqdru	tmaqdru	jmaqdru
	f			tmaqdar
imperative			maqdar				maqdru