sqaq

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See also: sqá:q

Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *dis-kekja, prefixed form of Proto-Albanian *kekja. Related to Lithuanian kékos (swing), Latvian ķekut (to swing).[1]

Verb[edit]

sqaq (aorist sqaqa, participle sqaqë)

  1. to make weak

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “sqaq”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 400

Maltese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • isqaq (optionally after the article)

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic زُقَاق (zuqāq).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sqaq m (plural sqaqien or squq or sqaqijiet, diminutive sqajjaq)

  1. alley