xtaq

Maltese

Root
x-w-q
4 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic اِشْتَاقَ (ištāqa, “to long for”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtaːʔ/

Verb

xtaq (imperfect jixtieq, past participle mixtieq)

  1. to desire, to wish
    • 2022, Nadia Mifsud, meta tinfetaq il-folla, Ede Books, →ISBN:
      kollox għafsa. kollox fastidju. forsi
      għax għadu (wisq) kmieni. forsi.
      għax dallejl xtaqt stajt nimtedd maġenbek
      u dalgħodu stenbaħt
      b’subgħajja mwebbla għal ponn ramel
      u d-diqa mwebsa ma’ ħaddejja.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to want
    Synonym: ried

Conjugation

Conjugation of xtaq
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m xtaqt xtaqt xtaq xtaqna xtaqtu xtaqu
f xtaqet
imperfect m nixtieq tixtieq jixtieq nixtiequ tixtiequ jixtiequ
f tixtieq
imperative xtieq xtiequ
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