tefa'

Maltese

Root
t-f-għ
9 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic دَفَعَ (dafaʕa, “to push, thrust”) with regular assimilation of /df/ to [tf] in inflected forms and subsequent generalisation of the unvoiced consonant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.fa/
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.faˤ/ (archaic)
  • Homophones: tefgħa (general), tefa (except archaically)

Verb

tefa’ (imperfect jitfa’, past participle mitfugħ, verbal noun tfigħ)

  1. to throw
    Synonyms: xeħet, waddab
    Ħa nitfgħu l-ħwejjeġ fil-magna tal-ħasil.
    We will throw the clothes in the washing machine.
  2. to assign
    Tefgħuh jaħdem il-biċċerija. ― They assigned him to work at the slaughterhouse.
  3. to post, mail
  4. to submit
    Synonym: ssottometta
    Tfajtha l-applikazzjoni? ― Did you submit the application?
  5. to place, to put
    Synonyms: qiegħed, poġġa, xeħet, għamel
    Itfa’ l-basket fuq il-mejda. ― Put the bag on the table.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tefa’ (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m tfajt tfajt tefa’ tfajna tfajtu tefgħu
f tefgħet
imperfect m nitfa’ titfa’ jitfa’ nitfgħu titfgħu jitfgħu
f titfa’
imperative itfa’ itfgħu
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