qed
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See also: QED
Maltese
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q-għ-d |
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Etymology
[edit]From a contracted pronunciation of qiegħed, from Arabic قاعِد (qāʕid, “sitting”), used in a number of dialects (like Tunisian Arabic and Hijazi Arabic) to form progressive tenses, originally in the sense “he’s sitting there (talking, drinking, etc.)”. Unrelated to Arabic قَد (qad), a modal particle, which does not express progressiveness.
Pronunciation
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[edit]qed
- A verbal particle indicating progressive verb tenses
- X’qed tagħmel? – Qed naħsel ħwejġek.
- What are you doing? – I am washing your clothes.