rqaq

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Maltese[edit]

Root
r-q-q
6 terms

Alternative forms[edit]

  • irqaq (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Ninth stem derived from rqiq. Compare Moroccan Arabic رقاق (rqāq, “to become thin”).

Verb[edit]

rqaq (imperfect jirqaq)

  1. to lose weight, to become thin
    Synonym: (dated) reqq
    Antonym: ħxien
Conjugation[edit]
    Conjugation of rqaq
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m rqaqt rqaqt rqaq rqaqna rqaqtu rqaqu
f rqaqet
imperfect m nirqaq tirqaq jirqaq nirqaqu tirqaqu jirqaqu
f tirqaq
imperative rqaq rqaqu

Etymology 2[edit]

See the lemma.

Adjective[edit]

rqaq pl

  1. plural of rqiq
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