fakar

Maltese

Root
f-k-r
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic فَكَرَ (fakara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.kar/
• Rhymes: -akar

Verb

fakar (imperfect jifkar, verbal noun fakar)

1. (obsolete) to remember

Conjugation

Conjugation of fakar (Form I)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	fkart	fkart	fakar	fkarna	fkartu	fakru
	f			fakret
imperfect	m	nifkar	tifkar	jifkar	nifkru	tifkru	jifkru
	f			tifkar
imperative			ifkar			ifkru
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	fkartx	fkartx	fakarx	fkarniex	fkartux	fakrux
	f			fakritx
imperfect	m	nifkarx	tifkarx	jifkarx	nifkrux	tifkrux	jifkrux
	f			tifkarx
imperative			tifkarx			tifkrux

West Makian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸa.kar/

Noun

fakar

1. (polite) tooth

   Synonym: wi (informal)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸa.kar/

Noun

fakar

1. alternative form of faka (“fence”)

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics