Maltese edit

Root
t-f-l
8 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic طُفَيْل (ṭufayl, now only used in the sense of “parasite”), diminutive of طِفْل (ṭifl, child), whence Maltese tifel.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tfajjel m (plural tfajlin, feminine tfajla)

  1. Diminutive of tifel (boy; child)
  2. (colloquial) kid