stħaqq

Maltese

Root
ħ-q-q
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَحَقَّ (istaḥaqqa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stħaʔ/

Verb

stħaqq (imperfect jistħoqq, past participle mistħoqq)

  1. to deserve

Conjugation

  • The perfect tense is highly archaic and not part of contemporary standard Maltese. It is replaced with kien + imperfect.
Conjugation of stħaqq (Form X)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m stħaqqejt stħaqqejt stħaqq stħaqqejna stħaqqejtu stħaqqew
f stħaqqet
imperfect m nistħoqq tistħoqq jistħoqq nistħoqqu tistħoqqu jistħoqqu
f tistħoqq
imperative stħoqq stħoqqu