qartas

Maltese

Root
q-r-t-s
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قِرْطَاس (qirṭās), قُرْطَاس (qurṭās, “paper”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Doublet of karta (“paper in general, writing paper”).

Pronunciation

• (noun) IPA^(key): /ʔarˈtaːs/
• (verb) IPA^(key): /ˈʔar.tas/

Noun

qartas m (plural qratas)

1. a paper wrapping for groceries, e.g. in the form of a cornet

Verb

qartas (imperfect jqartas, past participle mqartas)

1. to wrap up in such paper
2. to dress (someone) uncouthly

Conjugation

Conjugation of qartas
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	qartast	qartast	qartas		qartasna	qartastu	qartsu
	f			qartset
imperfect	m	nqartas	tqartas	jqartas		nqartsu	tqartsu	jqartsu
	f			tqartas
imperative			qartas				qartsu