سقصى

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
⁧س ق ص ي⁩
2 terms

Inherited from common Maghrebi Arabic ⁧سقصى⁩ (saqṣa), also ⁧سقسى⁩ (saqsa). Apparently an alteration of Arabic ⁧اِسْتَقْصَى⁩ (istaqṣā, “to investigate, fathom, inquire”). In Moroccan Arabic, a new root ⁧س ق ص ي⁩ was derived from this. Compare Maltese saqsa, staqsa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saq.sˤa/

Verb

⁧سقصى⁩ • (saqṣa) Iq (non-past ⁧يسقصي⁩ (ysaqṣi))

(transitive or intransitive) to ask
Synonym: ⁧سول⁩ (sawwal)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ⁧سقصى⁩
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	⁧سقصيت⁩ (saqṣīt)	⁧سقصيتي⁩ (saqṣīti)	⁧سقصى⁩ (saqṣa)	⁧سقصينا⁩ (saqṣīna)	⁧سقصيتوا⁩ (saqṣītu)	⁧سقصاوا⁩ (saqṣāw)
past	f	⁧سقصيت⁩ (saqṣīt)	⁧سقصيتي⁩ (saqṣīti)	⁧سقصت⁩ (saqṣāt)	⁧سقصينا⁩ (saqṣīna)	⁧سقصيتوا⁩ (saqṣītu)	⁧سقصاوا⁩ (saqṣāw)
non-past	m	⁧نسقصي⁩ (nsaqṣi)	⁧تسقصي⁩ (tsaqṣi)	⁧يسقصي⁩ (ysaqṣi)	⁧نسقصيوا⁩ (nsaqṣīw)	⁧تسقصيوا⁩ (tsaqṣīw)	⁧يسقصيوا⁩ (ysaqṣīw)
non-past	f	⁧نسقصي⁩ (nsaqṣi)	⁧تسقصي⁩ (tsaqṣi)	⁧تسقصي⁩ (tsaqṣi)	⁧نسقصيوا⁩ (nsaqṣīw)	⁧تسقصيوا⁩ (tsaqṣīw)	⁧يسقصيوا⁩ (ysaqṣīw)
imperative	m		⁧سقصي⁩ (saqṣi)			⁧سقصيوا⁩ (saqṣīw)
imperative	f		⁧سقصي⁩ (saqṣi)			⁧سقصيوا⁩ (saqṣīw)

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