difa

Maltese

Root
d-f-j
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪ.fa/

Etymology 1

From Arabic دَفِئَ (dafiʔa).

Verb

difa (imperfect jidfi)

  1. to become warm or tepid
Conjugation
Conjugation of difa (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m dfejt dfejt difa dfejna dfejtu dfew
f dfiet
imperfect m nidfi tidfi jidfi nidfu tidfu jidfu
f tidfi
imperative idfi idfu

Etymology 2

From Arabic دَفَاء (dafāʔ).

Noun

difa f

  1. mild weather (especially in wintertime)
    Alternative form: diefa

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

dá (“to cast, to divinate”) +‎ ifá (“Ifá, the Yoruba process of divination”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dí.fá/

Verb

dífá

  1. to practice or engage in Ifa divination

Derived terms

  • adífá (“babalawo, Ifa diviner”)
  • dífá-dífá (“Ifa priest”)
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