dejjaq

Maltese

Root
d-j-q
6 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛj.jaʔ/

Etymology 1

From Arabic ضَيِّق (ḍayyiq). The expected form would be *dajjaq due to the originally emphatic ḍ (compare tajjeb). This influence was either levelled out in Maltese or the underlying form was a dissimilated variant dayyiq, ḏayyiq, which exists in several Arabic dialects.

Adjective

dejjaq (feminine singular dejqa, plural dejqin or dojoq, comparative idjaq)

  1. narrow

Etymology 2

From a merger of Arabic ضَيَّقَ (ḍayyaqa) and ضايَقَ (ḍāyaqa), both from etymology 1.

Verb

dejjaq (imperfect jdejjaq, past participle mdejjaq)

  1. to narrow; make something narrow
  2. to bore; to displease; to annoy; to depress
Conjugation
Conjugation of dejjaq (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m dejjaqt dejjaqt dejjaq dejjaqna dejjaqtu dejqu
f dejqet
imperfect m ndejjaq ddejjaq jdejjaq ndejqu ddejqu jdejqu
f ddejjaq
imperative dejjaq dejqu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m dejjaqtx dejjaqtx dejjaqx dejjaqniex dejjaqtux dejqux
f dejqitx
imperfect m ndejjaqx ddejjaqx jdejjaqx ndejqux ddejqux jdejqux
f ddejjaqx
imperative ddejjaqx ddejqux
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