tifel

Maltese

Root
t-f-l
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic طِفْل (ṭifl, “child”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪ.fɛl/

• Audio (Gozo):

  (file)

Noun

tifel m (plural tfal or subien, feminine tifla, diminutive tfajjel)

1. boy; male child
2. child (of unspecified or unknown sex)

Usage notes

• The plural tfal generally means “children”, though it can also mean “boys” in certain contexts. The latter sense is specified with the plural subien.

Inflection

Inflection of tifel

		singular		plural
		m	f
singular	1st person	tifli		tifilna
	2nd person	tiflek		tifilkom
	3rd person	tiflu	tifilha	tifilhom