telaq

Maltese

Root
t-l-q
10 terms

Etymology

From Arabic طَلَقَ (ṭalaqa). The influence of the emphatic ṭ was dissimilated against the final uvular.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.laʔ/

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Verb

telaq (imperfect jitlaq, past participle mitluq, verbal noun tluq or talq or telq or tliq or telqien)

1. (intransitive) to leave; to depart; to go away

   Meta se titlaq għada? ― When are you leaving tomorrow?

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     Setgħet ġibdet lejn il-Mellieħa, mit-triq jew mill-passaġġ, jew qabdet it-triq tal-Imġiebaħ, inkella minn ħdejn il-lukanda għan-naħa t’Għajn Ħadid, jew jista’ jkun anke telqet lejn Forti Campbell iktar kmieni, qabel ma wasalt jien.

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2. (transitive) to leave behind; to leave (also a spouse)

   Martu telqitu wara disa’ snin. ― His wife left him after nine years.

3. to enervate, to weaken
4. to set free
5. (intransitive, slang, euphemistic) to die

   Telqet xi t-tlieta ta’ waranofsinhar. ― She died at around three in the afternoon.

6. (intransitive, slang, derogatory) to go insane

   Dak telaq. ― He went insane.

7. Used to form the inchoative

Conjugation

Conjugation of telaq
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	tlaqt	tlaqt	telaq		tlaqna	tlaqtu	telqu
	f			telqet
imperfect	m	nitlaq	titlaq	jitlaq		nitilqu	titilqu	jitilqu
	f			titlaq
imperative			itlaq				itilqu