xtaq

Maltese

Root
x-w-q
4 terms

Alternative forms

• xtieq

Etymology

From Arabic اِشْتَاقَ (ištāqa, “to long for”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtaːʔ/

Verb

xtaq (imperfect jixtieq, past participle mixtieq)

1. to desire, to wish
   • 2022, Nadia Mifsud, meta tinfetaq il-folla, Ede Books, →ISBN:

     kollox għafsa. kollox fastidju. forsi
     għax għadu (wisq) kmieni. forsi.
     għax dallejl xtaqt stajt nimtedd maġenbek
     u dalgħodu stenbaħt
     b’subgħajja mwebbla għal ponn ramel
     u d-diqa mwebsa ma’ ħaddejja.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. to want

   Synonym: ried

Conjugation

Conjugation of xtaq

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	xtaqt	xtaqt	xtaq		xtaqna	xtaqtu	xtaqu
	f			xtaqet
imperfect	m	nixtieq	tixtieq	jixtieq		nixtiequ	tixtiequ	jixtiequ
	f			tixtieq
imperative			xtieq				xtiequ