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

		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