tifel
Maltese edit
| Root |
|---|
| t-f-l |
| 8 terms |
Etymology edit
From Arabic طِفْل (ṭifl, “child”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tifel m (plural tfal or subien, feminine tifla, diminutive tfajjel)
Usage notes edit
- 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 edit
| Inflected forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |
| m | f | ||
| 1st person | tifli | tifilna | |
| 2nd person | tiflek | tifilkom | |
| 3rd person | tiflu | tifilha | tifilhom |