tniffes

Maltese

Root
n-f-s
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَنَفَّسَ (tanaffasa, to breathe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtnɪf.fɛs/

Verb

tniffes (imperfect jitniffes, verbal noun tniffis)

  1. (dated) to breathe
    Synonym: ħa nifs
  2. (figurative, now predominant, often negated) to move slightly, at all
    Ħadd minnhom ma jitniffes.None of them moves at all / lifts a finger.
  3. (of consonants) to be pronounced softly

Conjugation

Conjugation of tniffes (Form V)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m tniffist tniffist tniffes tniffisna tniffistu tniffsu
f tniffset
imperfect m nitniffes titniffes jitniffes nitniffsu titniffsu jitniffsu
f titniffes
imperative tniffes tniffsu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m tniffistx tniffistx tniffisx tniffisniex tniffistux tniffsux
f tniffsitx
imperfect m nitniffisx titniffisx jitniffisx nitniffsux titniffsux jitniffsux
f titniffisx
imperative titniffisx titniffsux