ħafif

Maltese

Root
ħ-f-f
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خَفِيف (ḵafīf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħaˈfiːf/

Adjective

ħafif (feminine singular ħafifa, plural ħfief, comparative eħfef)

1. light (of little weight)

   Antonym: tqil

2. easy (not hard or difficult)

   Synonym: faċli

   Antonyms: tqil, diffiċli

   • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

     “IMMA … mhux se teħlisha ħafif għal li għamilt, Amina. Ma nistax nibqa’ nwissik biss u int tibqa’ tagħmel ta’ rasek. Dawn il-jumejn, illum u għada, se tqattagħhom f’kamra waħdek, f’dan is-sular. Mhux se tattendi lezzjonijiet —”

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