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Maltese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Arabic شَرِقَ (šariqa).
Verb
xeraq (imperfect jixraq, verbal noun xerq or xerqien)
- to choke
Conjugation
Etymology 2
Perhaps from Arabic شَرَكَ (šaraka, “to share, partake, be a partner to”) with -q- for -k- as in several other words. Alternatively from شَرَقَ (šaraqa), أَشْرَقَ (ʔašraqa, “to shine”, also with beauty).
Verb
xeraq (imperfect jixraq)
- to suit, to befit, to go along with
- Il-libsa tiegħek tixraqlek. ― Your dress suits you.
- Dan ix-xogħol ma jixraqlix. ― This job doesn’t suit me.
Conjugation