ċafċaf

Maltese

Root
ċ-f-ċ-f
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic شَفْشَفَ (šafšafa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaf.t͡ʃaf/

Verb

ċafċaf (imperfect jċafċaf, past participle mċafċaf, verbal noun ċafċif)

1. (of the sea) to splash, be choppy
2. (of a person or animal) to splash, dabble in the water
3. (figuratively) to possess a basic or rudimentary understanding of something, typically a language
4. (figuratively) to give (something) in a casual manner

Conjugation

Conjugation of ċafċaf

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ċafċaft	ċafċaft	ċafċaf		ċafċafna	ċafċaftu	ċafċfu
	f			ċafċfet
imperfect	m	nċafċaf	ċċafċaf	jċafċaf		nċafċfu	ċċafċfu	jċafċfu
	f			ċċafċaf
imperative			ċafċaf				ċafċfu