tkerrah

Maltese

Root
k-r-h
8 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtkɛr.raħ/

Verb

tkerrah (imperfect jitkerrah, verbal noun tkerrih)

mediopassive of kerrah
1. to become ugly or despicable
  Synonym: krieh
2. to be maligned, denigrated
to make a face

Conjugation

The sound /ħ/ is kept in all conjugated forms. The spelling is h instead of ħ because this fortition has not been generalised throughout the root (compare kerha, kruha).

Conjugation of tkerrah

		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	tkerraht	tkerraht	tkerrah		tkerrahna	tkerrahtu	tkerrhu
perfect	f	tkerraht	tkerraht	tkerrhet		tkerrahna	tkerrahtu	tkerrhu
imperfect	m	nitkerrah	titkerrah	jitkerrah		nitkerrhu	titkerrhu	jitkerrhu
imperfect	f	nitkerrah	titkerrah	titkerrah		nitkerrhu	titkerrhu	jitkerrhu
imperative			tkerrah				tkerrhu

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