ċefa

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Maltese[edit]

Root
ċ-f-j
2 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic جَفَأَ (jafaʔa) (sense 1) and جَفَا (jafā) (sense 2).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ċefa (imperfect jiċfi, past participle miċfi, verbal noun ċifi)

  1. to card (to use carding device)
  2. to backbite

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of ċefa
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ċfejt ċfejt ċefa ċfejna ċfejtu ċfew
f ċfiet
imperfect m niċfi tiċfi jiċfi niċfu tiċfu jiċfu
f tiċfi
imperative iċfi iċfu