siefer

Maltese

Root
s-f-r
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَافَرَ (sāfara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪː.fɛr/

Verb

siefer (imperfect jsiefer, past participle msiefer, verbal noun safar)

1. to journey, travel, make a trip of some distance (in the Maltese context generally implying going abroad)

   Synonym: vvjaġġa

2. to emigrate

   Synonym: emigra

3. to export

   Synonym: esporta

Conjugation

Conjugation of siefer

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	sefirt	sefirt	siefer		sefirna	sefirtu	siefru
	f			siefret
imperfect	m	nsiefer	ssiefer	jsiefer		nsiefru	ssiefru	jsiefru
	f			ssiefer
imperative			siefer				siefru