qarmeċ

Maltese

Root
q-r-m-ċ
3 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔar.mɛt͡ʃ/

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَرْمَشَ (qarmaša).

Verb

qarmeċ (imperfect jqarmeċ, past participle mqarmeċ, verbal noun tqarmiċ)

1. to crunch
2. to grind one's teeth
3. to eat away
4. to make biscuits

Conjugation

Conjugation of qarmeċ

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	qarmiċt	qarmiċt	qarmeċ	qarmiċna	qarmiċtu	qarimċu
	f			qarimċet
imperfect	m	nqarmeċ	tqarmeċ	jqarmeċ	nqarimċu	tqarimċu	jqarimċu
	f			tqarmeċ
imperative			qarmeċ			qarimċu
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	qarmiċtx	qarmiċtx	qarmeċx	qarmiċniex	qarmiċtux	qarimċux
	f			qarimċitx
imperfect	m	nqarmeċx	tqarmeċx	jqarmeċx	nqarimċux	tqarimċux	jqarimċux
	f			tqarmeċx
imperative			tqarmeċx			tqarimċux

Etymology 2

Noun

qarmeċ m (plural qriemeċ)

1. a kind of biscuit
2. (in the plural) toddlers