rrafina

Maltese

Alternative forms

• irrafina (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
• rfina

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian raffinare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)r.raˈfiː.na/

Verb

rrafina (imperfect jirrafina, past participle rrafinat or raffinat, verbal noun rrafinar or raffinar)

1. to refine

Conjugation

Conjugation of rrafina
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	rrafinajt	rrafinajt	rrafina		rrafinajna	rrafinajtu	rrafinaw
	f			rrafinat
imperfect	m	nirrafina	tirrafina	jirrafina		nirrafinaw	tirrafinaw	jirrafinaw
	f			tirrafina
imperative			rrafina				rrafinaw

Related terms

• raffinament
• raffinatezza
• raffinerija
• rfinitur
• rfinitura