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Maltese
Etymology
If Arabic, perhaps from أَقْلَقَ (ʔaqlaqa), قَلَّقَ (qallaqa, “to upset, disconcert”). Or alternatively from قَرَّعَ (qarraʕa, “to blame, repoach; to win a bet”) with assimilation of the third radical to the first; compare also related قَرَعَ (qaraʕa, “to strike; to impugn; to reject a suitor in marriage”).
Pronunciation
Verb
qarraq (imperfect jqarraq, past participle mqarraq)
- to deceive, cheat, betray
- Synonym: għallat
Conjugation