fesfes

Maltese

Root
f-s-f-s
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic وَسْوَسَ (waswasa). The replacement of /w/ with voiceless /f/ is onomatopoeic; moreover it simplifies the formation of the conjugated forms since forms like weswsu would have to be contracted (compare werwer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛs.fɛs/

Verb

fesfes (imperfect jfesfes)

1. to whisper
2. to hiss

Conjugation

Conjugation of fesfes
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	fesfist	fesfist	fesfes		fesfisna	fesfistu	fesfsu
	f			fesfset
imperfect	m	nfesfes	tfesfes	jfesfes		nfesfsu	tfesfsu	jfesfsu
	f			tfesfes
imperative			fesfes				fesfsu