taqtaq

Maltese

Root
t-q-t-q
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic طَقْطَقَ‎ (ṭaqṭaqa), also تَقْتَقَ‎ (taqtaqa), an onomatopoeic verb referring e.g. to the clacking of a horse's hooves and to stones tumbling down.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔ.taʔ/

Verb

taqtaq (imperfect jtaqtaq, verbal noun taqtiq)

(of the heart) to beat heavily, to palpitate

Conjugation

Conjugation of taqtaq
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	taqtaqt	taqtaqt	taqtaq	taqtaqna	taqtaqtu	taqtqu
perfect	f	taqtaqt	taqtaqt	taqtqet	taqtaqna	taqtaqtu	taqtqu
imperfect	m	ntaqtaq	ttaqtaq	jtaqtaq	ntaqtqu	ttaqtqu	jtaqtqu
imperfect	f	ntaqtaq	ttaqtaq	ttaqtaq	ntaqtqu	ttaqtqu	jtaqtqu
imperative			taqtaq			taqtqu

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