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tnikker

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Maltese

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Root
n-k-r
2 terms

Etymology

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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

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Verb

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tnikker (imperfect jitnikker, verbal noun tnikkir)

  1. to be workshy, to work little or reluctantly
  2. to loiter, hang around, lie in

Conjugation

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Conjugation of tnikker
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