tertaq

Maltese

Root
t-r-t-q
2 terms

Etymology

Inherited from dialectal Arabic, probably an extension of طَرَقَ (ṭaraqa). Compare Moroccan Arabic طرطق (ṭarṭaq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛr.taʔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrtaʔ

Verb

tertaq (imperfect jtertaq, past participle mtertaq, verbal noun tertiq)

  1. to destroy, (especially) to shred, tatter

Conjugation

Conjugation of tertaq (Form Iq)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m tertaqt tertaqt tertaq tertaqna tertaqtu tertqu
f tertqet
imperfect m ntertaq ttertaq jtertaq ntertqu ttertqu jtertqu
f ttertaq
imperative tertaq tertqu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m tertaqtx tertaqtx tertaqx tertaqniex tertaqtux tertqux
f tertqitx
imperfect m ntertaqx ttertaqx jtertaqx ntertqux ttertqux jtertqux
f ttertaqx
imperative ttertaqx ttertqux