keff
Maltese
editRoot |
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k-f-f |
3 terms |
Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editkeff m (plural kfief or kfuf or keffejn)
- (usually in the construction keff tal-id) palm of the hand; or the inner part of the hand (including the fingers)
- Synonym: pala
Noun
editkeff m (plural kfief or kefef or keffejn)
Alternative forms
editEtymology 2
editVerb
editkeff (imperfect jkeff, past participle mikfuf, verbal noun keff)
- to hem
Conjugation
editConjugation of keff | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | keffejt | keffejt | keff | keffejna | keffejtu | keffew | |
f | keffet | |||||||
imperfect | m | nkeff | tkeff | jkeff | nkeffu | tkeffu | jkeffu | |
f | tkeff | |||||||
imperative | keff | keffu |
Etymology 3
editNoun
editkeff m (instance noun keffa)
- verbal noun of keff: hemming
Swedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic كف (“good, pleasant, fun”). The transfer to Swedish meant that the word came to have the opposite meaning.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editkeff (comparative keffare, superlative keffast)
Usage notes
edit- Sometimes also treated as an indeclinable adjective, i.e. det är keff as opposed to det är kefft.
Declension
editInflection of keff | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | keff | keffare | keffast |
Neuter singular | kefft | keffare | keffast |
Plural | keffa | keffare | keffast |
Masculine plural3 | keffe | keffare | keffast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | keffe | keffare | keffaste |
All | keffa | keffare | keffaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
References
edit- keff in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- keff in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- “Vad betyder keff?”, in Frågelådan, Swedish Language Council, 2019 November 18 (last accessed)
Tarifit
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editVerb
editkeff (Tifinagh spelling ⴽⴻⴼⴼ)
- (intransitive) to fart
Conjugation
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
editCategories:
- Maltese terms belonging to the root k-f-f
- Maltese 1-syllable words
- Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Maltese/ɛf
- Rhymes:Maltese/ɛf/1 syllable
- Maltese terms inherited from Arabic
- Maltese terms derived from Arabic
- Maltese lemmas
- Maltese nouns
- Maltese masculine nouns
- Maltese verbs
- Maltese form-I verbs
- Maltese geminate form-I verbs
- Maltese geminate verbs
- Maltese verbal nouns
- Swedish terms derived from Arabic
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish terms with audio links
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish adjectives
- Swedish slang
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- Tarifit lemmas
- Tarifit verbs
- Tarifit intransitive verbs