qartas

Maltese

Root
q-r-t-s
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قِرْطَاس (qirṭās), قُرْطَاس (qurṭās, “paper”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Doublet of karta (“paper in general, writing paper”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (noun) /ʔarˈtaːs/
  • IPA(key): (verb) /ˈʔar.tas/

Noun

qartas m (plural qratas)

  1. a paper wrapping for groceries, e.g. in the form of a cornet

Verb

qartas (imperfect jqartas, past participle mqartas)

  1. to wrap up in such paper
  2. to dress (someone) uncouthly

Conjugation

Conjugation of qartas (Form Iq)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qartast qartast qartas qartasna qartastu qartsu
f qartset
imperfect m nqartas tqartas jqartas nqartsu tqartsu jqartsu
f tqartas
imperative qartas qartsu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qartastx qartastx qartasx qartasniex qartastux qartsux
f qartsitx
imperfect m nqartasx tqartasx jqartasx nqartsux tqartsux jqartsux
f tqartasx
imperative tqartasx tqartsux
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