nixef

Maltese edit

Root
n-x-f
4 terms

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈnɪ.ʃɛf/
Rhymes: -ɪʃɛf

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic نَشَفَ (našafa).

Verb edit

nixef (imperfect jinxef, active participle niexef, verbal noun nxif or nixef)

(intransitive) to dry (become dry)
Antonym: xxarrab
to grow thin
to wither

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of nixef
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	nxift	nxift	nixef		nxifna	nxiftu	nixfu
perfect	f	nxift	nxift	nixfet		nxifna	nxiftu	nixfu
imperfect	m	ninxef	tinxef	jinxef		ninxfu	tinxfu	jinxfu
imperfect	f	ninxef	tinxef	tinxef		ninxfu	tinxfu	jinxfu
imperative			inxef				inxfu

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic نَشْف (našf).

Noun edit

nixef m

verbal noun of nixef

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