fakar

Maltese

Root
f-k-r
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic فَكَرَ (fakara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.kar/

Verb

fakar (imperfect jifkar, verbal noun fakar)

1. (obsolete) to remember

Conjugation

Conjugation of fakar
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	fkart	fkart	fakar		fkarna	fkartu	fakru
	f			fakret
imperfect	m	nifkar	tifkar	jifkar		nifkru	tifkru	jifkru
	f			tifkar
imperative			ifkar				ifkru

West Makian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸa.kar/

Noun

fakar

1. (polite) tooth

   Synonym: wi (informal)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸa.kar/

Noun

fakar

1. Alternative form of faka (“fence”)

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics