taffa

taffa

Maltese

Root
t-f-j
5 terms

Etymology

    Inherited from Arabic طَفَّأَ (ṭaffaʔa).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtaf.fa/
    • Rhymes: -affa

    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