taffa

Maltese

Root
t-f-j
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic طَفَّأَ (ṭaffaʔa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaf.fa/

Verb

taffa (imperfect jtaffi, past participle mtaffi or mtoffi, verbal noun titfija or tafja)

  1. to relieve, mitigate

Conjugation

Conjugation of taffa (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m taffejt taffejt taffa taffejna taffejtu taffew
f taffiet
imperfect m ntaffi ttaffi jtaffi ntaffu ttaffu jtaffu
f ttaffi
imperative taffi taffu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m taffejtx taffejtx taffiex taffejniex taffejtux taffewx
f taffietx
imperfect m ntaffix ttaffix jtaffix ntaffux ttaffux jtaffux
f ttaffix
imperative ttaffix ttaffux