żżennaq

Maltese

Root
ż-n-q
1 term

Etymology

Aquilina compares it to dialectal Arabic تَزَنَّقَ (tazannaqa, “to tear”). Likely related żenqa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)zˈzɛn.naʔ/

Verb

żżennaq (imperfect jiżżennaq) (intransitive)

1. to become rancid, to lose its flavor

Conjugation

Conjugation of żżennaq
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	żżennaqt	żżennaqt	żżennaq		żżennaqna	żżennaqtu	żżennqu
	f			żżennqet
imperfect	m	niżżennaq	tiżżennaq	jiżżennaq		niżżennqu	tiżżennqu	jiżżennqu
	f			tiżżennaq
imperative			żżennaq				żżennqu