sakkar

Maltese

Root
s-k-r
3 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsak.kar/

Etymology 1

From chiefly dialectal Arabic سَكَّرَ (sakkara), a denominal verb derived from سُكَّار (sukkār).

Verb

sakkar (imperfect jsakkar, past participle msakkar)

1. to lock (a door etc.)
2. to shut away, deter, lock in

   Synonym: qafel

Conjugation

Conjugation of sakkar
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	sakkart	sakkart	sakkar		sakkarna	sakkartu	sakkru
	f			sakkret
imperfect	m	nsakkar	ssakkar	jsakkar		nsakkru	ssakkru	jsakkru
	f			ssakkar
imperative			sakkar				sakkru

See also

• għalaq

Etymology 2

Factitive of siker.

Verb

sakkar (imperfect jsakkar, past participle msakkar)

1. to get (someone) drunk

Conjugation

Conjugation of sakkar
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	sakkart	sakkart	sakkar		sakkarna	sakkartu	sakkru
	f			sakkret
imperfect	m	nsakkar	ssakkar	jsakkar		nsakkru	ssakkru	jsakkru
	f			ssakkar
imperative			sakkar				sakkru