Maltese

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Root
f-x-x
1 term

Alternative forms

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  • infexx (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology

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From Arabic اِنْفَشَّ (infašša, to deflate), thus semantically like English vent or blow off steam.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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nfexx (imperfect jinfexx)

  1. (with f’) to burst into, to vent (an emotion or its expression)

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of nfexx
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m nfexxejt nfexxejt nfexx nfexxejna nfexxejtu nfexxew
f nfexxet
imperfect m ninfexx tinfexx jinfexx ninfexxu tinfexxu jinfexxu
f tinfexx
imperative nfexx nfexxu