faqa'

Maltese

Root
f-q-għ
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic فَقَعَ (faqaʕa), variant of فَجَعَ (fajaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ʔa/
• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ʔaˤ/ (archaic)
• Homophone: faqgħa

Verb

faqa’ (imperfect jifqa’, past participle mifqugħ)

1. to burst something; to cause to crack or explode
2. to dilute

Conjugation

Conjugation of faqa’

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	fqajt	fqajt	faqa’		fqajna	fqajtu	faqgħu
	f			faqgħet
imperfect	m	nifqa’	tifqa’	jifqa’		nifqgħu	tifqgħu	jifqgħu
	f			tifqa’
imperative			ifqa’				ifqgħu