nnifs-
Maltese
editAlternative forms
edit- innifs- (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
Etymology
editFrom Arabic نَفْس (nafs, “self, soul, living being”), related with Maltese nifs (“breath”), from Arabic نَفَس (nafas). Regarding the initial gemination in some of the forms perhaps through the prepositional construction بِنَفْسِي (binafsī), بِنَفْسِكَ (binafsika), etc.
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editnnifs-
- -self; used with a pronominal suffix to form emphatic pronouns
- Synonym: stess
- jiena nnifsi ― I myself
- Alla nnifsu ― God himself
Usage notes
edit- Before the ending -ha of the third-person feminine, the stem usually becomes nfis-, thus nfisha (“herself”).
- Before plural endings, the stem becomes nfus- (“-selves”).
Inflection
editInflected forms of nnifs- | |||||
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Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||
1st person | nnifsi | nfusna | |||
2nd person | nnifsek | nfuskom | |||
3rd person | nnifsu | nnifsha | nfushom |
See also
edit- (reflexive pronoun) ruħ-