naqqar
Maltese edit
| Root |
|---|
| n-q-r |
| 5 terms |
Etymology edit
From Arabic نَقَّرَ (naqqara).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
naqqar (imperfect jnaqqar, past participle mnaqqar)
- to nibble
- to take away or steal bit by bit
- Il-politiċi jnaqqru l-libertajiet tagħna.
- The politicians are gradually stealing our liberties.
Conjugation edit
| Conjugation of naqqar | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | naqqart | naqqart | naqqar | naqqarna | naqqartu | naqqru | |
| f | naqqret | |||||||
| imperfect | m | nnaqqar | tnaqqar | jnaqqar | nnaqqru | tnaqqru | jnaqqru | |
| f | tnaqqar | |||||||
| imperative | naqqar | naqqru | ||||||