taqtaq

Maltese

Root
t-q-t-q
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic طَقْطَقَ (ṭaqṭaqa), also تَقْتَقَ (taqtaqa), an onomatopoeic verb referring e.g. to the clacking of a horse's hooves and to stones tumbling down.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔ.taʔ/

Verb

taqtaq (imperfect jtaqtaq, verbal noun taqtiq)

1. (of the heart) to beat heavily, to palpitate

Conjugation

Conjugation of taqtaq
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	taqtaqt	taqtaqt	taqtaq		taqtaqna	taqtaqtu	taqtqu
	f			taqtqet
imperfect	m	ntaqtaq	ttaqtaq	jtaqtaq		ntaqtqu	ttaqtqu	jtaqtqu
	f			ttaqtaq
imperative			taqtaq				taqtqu