qalfat

Maltese

Root
q-l-f-t
1 term

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔal.fat/

Verb

qalfat (imperfect jqalfat, past participle mqalfat, verbal noun tqalfit)

1. to caulk
2. to throw out
   • 2022, Nadia Mifsud, meta tinfetaq il-folla, Ede Books, →ISBN:

     f’żarbun ġa ssikkat. irkiekel dahri
     tat-terrakotta － ’kk tmisshom,
     isiru frak. dil-belt tentakli waħedha －
     għoddha qalftitni fatat.

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Conjugation

Conjugation of qalfat
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	qalfatt	qalfatt	qalfat		qalfatna	qalfattu	qalftu
	f			qalftet
imperfect	m	nqalfat	tqalfat	jqalfat		nqalftu	tqalftu	jqalftu
	f			tqalfat
imperative			qalfat				qalftu

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ʔalˈfaːt/

Noun

qalfat m (plural qlafat, feminine qalfata)

1. caulker
2. a vulgar person