zekzek

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Maltese

Root
z-k-z-k
1 term

Etymology

Probably an alteration of żekżek (“to peep, chirp”), from Arabic زَقْزَقَ (zaqzaqa). The change from to the harsher perhaps onomatopoetic for muffled, aggressive speech.

Pronunciation

Verb

zekzek (imperfect jzekzek, past participle mzekzek, verbal noun zekzik)

  1. to gossip
    In-nies biss izekzku fuqha, għaliex jgħiru għaliha.
    People only gossip about her because they envy her.
  2. to hiss
  3. to twitter
  4. to utter a number of repeated -sounds to express disapproval

Conjugation

Conjugation of zekzek (Form Iq)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m zekzikt zekzikt zekzek zekzikna zekziktu zekzku
f zekzket
imperfect m nzekzek zzekzek jzekzek nzekzku zzekzku jzekzku
f zzekzek
imperative zekzek zekzku
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m zekziktx zekziktx zekzekx zekzikniex zekziktux zekzkux
f zekzkitx
imperfect m nzekzekx zzekzekx jzekzekx nzekzkux zzekzkux jzekzkux
f zzekzekx
imperative zzekzekx zzekzkux
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