refa'

Maltese

Root
r-f-għ
2 terms

Alternative forms

rafa’

Etymology

From Arabic رَفَعَ (rafaʕa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.fa/
IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.faˤ/ (archaic)

Verb

refa’ (imperfect jerfa’, past participle merfugħ, verbal noun rfigħ or rfugħ)

to lift, to raise
to heave
to store
to exalt
to reach menopause
to try to hit someone [with fuq or għal]
to cease doing something [with minn]
to save someone [with minn]
to try to have sex [with għal ‘with’]

Conjugation

Conjugation of **refa’** (Form I)
positive forms
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	rfajt	rfajt	refa’	rfajna	rfajtu	refgħu
perfect	f	rfajt	rfajt	refgħet	rfajna	rfajtu	refgħu
imperfect	m	nerfa’	terfa’	jerfa’	nerfgħu	terfgħu	jerfgħu
imperfect	f	nerfa’	terfa’	terfa’	nerfgħu	terfgħu	jerfgħu
imperative			erfa’			erfgħu

See also