nixef

Maltese

Root
n-x-f
4 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪ.ʃɛf/
• Rhymes: -ɪʃɛf

Etymology 1

From Arabic نَشَفَ (našafa).

Verb

nixef (imperfect jinxef, active participle niexef, verbal noun nxif or nixef)

1. (intransitive) to dry (become dry)

   Antonym: xxarrab

2. to grow thin
3. to wither

Conjugation

Conjugation of nixef

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	nxift	nxift	nixef		nxifna	nxiftu	nixfu
	f			nixfet
imperfect	m	ninxef	tinxef	jinxef		ninxfu	tinxfu	jinxfu
	f			tinxef
imperative			inxef				inxfu

Etymology 2

From Arabic نَشْف (našf).

Noun

nixef m

1. verbal noun of nixef