qarmeċ

Maltese

Root
q-r-m-ċ
3 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔar.mɛt͡ʃ/

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَرْمَشَ (qarmaša).

Verb

qarmeċ (imperfect jqarmeċ, past participle mqarmeċ, verbal noun tqarmiċ)

1. to crunch
2. to grind one's teeth
3. to eat away
4. to make biscuits

Conjugation

Conjugation of qarmeċ
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	qarmiċt	qarmiċt	qarmeċ		qarmiċna	qarmiċtu	qarimċu
	f			qarimċet
imperfect	m	nqarmeċ	tqarmeċ	jqarmeċ		nqarimċu	tqarimċu	jqarimċu
	f			tqarmeċ
imperative			qarmeċ				qarimċu

Etymology 2

Noun

qarmeċ m (plural qriemeċ)

1. a kind of biscuit
2. (in the plural) toddlers