baqbaq

Maltese

Root
b-q-b-q
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic بَقْبَقَ (baqbaqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʔ.baʔ/
• Rhymes: -aʔbaʔ

Verb

baqbaq (imperfect jbaqbaq, past participle mbaqbaq)

1. to bubble up, to boil violently
2. to coo, gurgle
3. to chatter

Conjugation

Conjugation of baqbaq
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	baqbaqt	baqbaqt	baqbaq		baqbaqna	baqbaqtu	baqbqu
	f			baqbqet
imperfect	m	nbaqbaq	tbaqbaq	jbaqbaq		nbaqbqu	tbaqbqu	jbaqbqu
	f			tbaqbaq
imperative			baqbaq				baqbqu

Derived terms

• demmu jbaqbaq (“hotblooded, hotheaded”)