qarmeċ

Maltese

Root
q-r-m-ċ
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔar.mɛt͡ʃ/

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَرْمَشَ (qarmaša), an extended form of قَرَشَ (qaraša).

Verb

qarmeċ (imperfect jqarmeċ, past participle mqarmeċ, verbal noun tqarmiċ)

  1. to crunch
  2. to grind one's teeth
  3. to eat away
  4. to make biscuits
Conjugation
Conjugation of qarmeċ (Form Iq)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qarmiċt qarmiċt qarmeċ qarmiċna qarmiċtu qarimċu
f qarimċet
imperfect m nqarmeċ tqarmeċ jqarmeċ nqarimċu tqarimċu jqarimċu
f tqarmeċ
imperative qarmeċ qarimċu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qarmiċtx qarmiċtx qarmeċx qarmiċniex qarmiċtux qarimċux
f qarimċitx
imperfect m nqarmeċx tqarmeċx jqarmeċx nqarimċux tqarimċux jqarimċux
f tqarmeċx
imperative tqarmeċx tqarimċux

Etymology 2

Noun

qarmeċ m (plural qriemeċ)

  1. a kind of biscuit
  2. (in the plural) toddlers