tnikker
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Maltese
[edit]Root |
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n-k-r |
2 terms |
Etymology
[edit]Apparently from Arabic تَنَكَّرَ (tanakkara). The Maltese sense of workshyness (seen as a grave character flaw) could derive directly from the original meaning “to change to a dubious or negative state”. An alternative path might be “to disguise oneself” → “to feign, affect” → “to act unwillingly”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]tnikker (imperfect jitnikker, verbal noun tnikkir)
- to be workshy, to work little or reluctantly
- to loiter, hang around, lie in
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of tnikker | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | tnikkirt | tnikkirt | tnikker | tnikkirna | tnikkirtu | tnikkru | |
f | tnikkret | |||||||
imperfect | m | nitnikker | titnikker | jitnikker | nitnikkru | titnikkru | jitnikkru | |
f | titnikker | |||||||
imperative | tnikker | tnikkru |