tefa'

Maltese

Root
t-f-għ
9 terms

Alternative forms

• tafa’

Etymology

From Arabic دَفَعَ (dafaʕa, “to push, thrust”) with regular assimilation of /df/ to [tf] in inflected forms and subsequent generalisation of the unvoiced consonant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.fa/
• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.faˤ/ (archaic)
• Homophones: tefgħa (general), tefa (except archaically)

Verb

tefa’ (imperfect jitfa’, past participle mitfugħ, verbal noun tfigħ)

1. to throw

   Synonyms: xeħet, waddab

   Ħa nitfgħu l-ħwejjeġ fil-magna tal-ħasil.

   We will throw the clothes in the washing machine.

2. to assign

   Tefgħuh jaħdem il-biċċerija.

   They assigned him to work at the slaughterhouse.

3. to post, mail
4. to submit

   Synonym: ssottometta

   Tfajtha l-applikazzjoni?

   Did you submit the application?

5. to place, to put

   Synonyms: qiegħed, poġġa, xeħet, għamel

   Itfa’ l-basket fuq il-mejda.

   Put the bag on the table.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tefa’
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	tfajt	tfajt	tefa’		tfajna	tfajtu	tefgħu
	f			tefgħet
imperfect	m	nitfa’	titfa’	jitfa’		nitfgħu	titfgħu	jitfgħu
	f			titfa’
imperative			itfa’				itfgħu