kixef

Maltese

Root
k-x-f
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic كَشَفَ (kašafa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪ.ʃɛf/

Verb

kixef (imperfect jikxef, past participle mikxuf)

1. to uncover; to reveal; to disclose (make known something that was secret or dubious)

   Fil-ktieb tagħha tikxef il-verità dwar il-ħajja privata ta’ missierha.

   In her book, she uncovers the truth about her father’s private life.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kixef
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	kxift	kxift	kixef		kxifna	kxiftu	kixfu
	f			kixfet
imperfect	m	nikxef	tikxef	jikxef		nikxfu	tikxfu	jikxfu
	f			tikxef
imperative			ikxef				ikxfu

Derived terms

• nkixef