kixef

Maltese

Root
k-x-f
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic كَشَفَ (kašafa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪ.ʃɛf/

Verb

kixef (imperfect jikxef, past participle mikxuf, verbal noun kxif)

1. to uncover; to reveal; to disclose (make known something that was secret or dubious)

   Fil-ktieb tagħha tikxef il-verità dwar il-ħajja privata ta’ missierha.

   In her book, she uncovers the truth about her father’s private life.

   • 2021 [2017], Antoine Cassar, Erbgħin Jum, 2^nd edition, Malta: Ede Books:

     Bl-istess libsa vjola, tikxifli ħobbok
     lewn l-ewwel ftira ma’ ħjiel iż-żerniq,
     bl-istess sandli, difrejk ħomor daqs qalbi,
     u xagħrek immewweġ jofrogħ fir-riħ.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. to discover

Conjugation

Conjugation of kixef

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	kxift	kxift	kixef		kxifna	kxiftu	kixfu
	f			kixfet
imperfect	m	nikxef	tikxef	jikxef		nikxfu	tikxfu	jikxfu
	f			tikxef
imperative			ikxef				ikxfu