daq

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Chrau

Noun

daq

  1. water

References

  • David D. Thomas, Chrau grammar (1971)

Maltese

Root
d-w-q
8 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic ذَاقَ (ḏāqa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daːʔ/
  • Audio (Gozo):(file)

Verb

daq (imperfect jduq, past participle midjuq, verbal noun dewqan or dewqien)

  1. to taste (perceive the taste of)
    Synonym: (commoner) tiegħem
  2. to taste, try (eat or drink a bit of in order to check the taste)
  3. (figurative) to experience, to go through

Conjugation

Conjugation of daq
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m doqt doqt daq doqna doqtu daqu
f daqet
imperfect m nduq dduq jduq nduqu dduqu jduqu
f dduq
imperative duq duqu

See also

Musi

Pronunciation

Adverb

daq

  1. not (negates meaning of verb)
  2. not (to no degree)

Usage notes

Daq is used to negate verbs and adjectives. For negating nouns and adverbs the word kan must be used.

Pacoh

Etymology

From Proto-Katuic *ɗaak, *ɗəək, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɗaak.

Pronunciation

Noun

daq

  1. water
    Ngay seq daq ngay seq ngoj.
    They ask to drink water.
    (literally, “they ask water - they ask - to drink”)

References