qafel

Maltese

Root
q-f-l
9 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَفَلَ (qafala), أَقْفَلَ (ʔaqfala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔa.fɛl/

Verb

qafel (imperfect jaqfel, past participle maqful, verbal noun qfil or (obsolete) qful)

1. to close, shut (a door, window, or anything with a latch or lid)

   Synonym: għalaq

2. to tie (a shoe, shirt, belt)
3. to shut away, deter, lock in

   Synonym: sakkar

Conjugation

Conjugation of qafel
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	qfilt	qfilt	qafel		qfilna	qfiltu	qaflu
	f			qaflet
imperfect	m	naqfel	taqfel	jaqfel		naqflu	taqflu	jaqflu
	f			taqfel
imperative			aqfel				aqflu