nixef

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Maltese

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Root
n-x-f
4 terms

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic نَشَفَ (našafa).

Verb

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nixef (imperfect jinxef, active participle niexef, verbal noun nxif or nixef)

  1. (intransitive) to dry (become dry)
    Antonym: xxarrab
  2. to grow thin
  3. to wither
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of nixef
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m nxift nxift nixef nxifna nxiftu nixfu
f nixfet
imperfect m ninxef tinxef jinxef ninxfu tinxfu jinxfu
f tinxef
imperative inxef inxfu

Etymology 2

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From Arabic نَشْف (našf).

Noun

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nixef m

  1. verbal noun of nixef