طرطق

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Moroccan Arabic

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Root
ط ر ط ق
1 term

Etymology

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Compare Maltese tertaq.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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طرطق (ṭarṭaq) Iq (non-past يطرطق (yṭarṭaq))

  1. to crack (knuckles, head, etc)
    ماشي مزيان تطرطقي صبعانك.māši mizyān tṭarṭqi ṣubʕānki.It is not good to crack your knuckles.
  2. to pop
    علاش طرطقتي نفاخة خاك الصغير ؟
    ʕlāš ṭarṭaqti nuffāḵet ḵāk eṣ-ṣḡīr ?
    Why did you pop your little brother's balloon?
  3. to explode