ċefa

Maltese

Root
ċ-f-j
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جَفَأَ (jafaʔa) (sense 1) and جَفَا (jafā) (sense 2).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.fa/

Verb

ċefa (imperfect jiċfi, past participle miċfi, verbal noun ċifi)

2. to card (to use carding device)
4. to backbite

Conjugation

Conjugation of ċefa

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ċfejt	ċfejt	ċefa		ċfejna	ċfejtu	ċfew
	f			ċfiet
imperfect	m	niċfi	tiċfi	jiċfi		niċfu	tiċfu	jiċfu
	f			tiċfi
imperative			iċfi				iċfu