"refa'" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Maltese]

IPA: /ˈrɛ.fa/, /ˈrɛ.faˤ/ [archaic] Forms: refa’ [canonical], jerfa’ [imperfect], merfugħ [participle, past], rfigħ [noun-from-verb], rfugħ [noun-from-verb], rafa’ [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛfa, -ɛfaˤ Etymology: Inherited from Arabic رَفَعَ (rafaʕa). Etymology templates: {{ety|mt|:inh|ar:رَفَعَ|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Maltese", "term" : "refa'", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "mt" }" data-lang="mt" data-title="refa'"> Inherited from Arabic رَفَعَ (rafaʕa). Head templates: {{mt-verb|jerfa'|merfugħ|vn=rfigħ|vn2=rfugħ}} refa’ (imperfect jerfa’, past participle merfugħ, verbal noun rfigħ or rfugħ)
  1. to lift, to raise
    Sense id: en-refa'-mt-verb-Yk4I0i4G
  2. to heave
    Sense id: en-refa'-mt-verb-v2bzi2Bi
  3. to store
    Sense id: en-refa'-mt-verb-yKZwtks3
  4. to exalt
    Sense id: en-refa'-mt-verb-DgGvDnn6
  5. to reach menopause
    Sense id: en-refa'-mt-verb-HWYMNVhM Categories (other): Maltese entries with etymon Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymon: 0 0 0 0 60 0 40 0 0
  6. to try to hit someone [with fuq or għal]
    Sense id: en-refa'-mt-verb-fAY7s5xQ
  7. to cease doing something [with minn]
    Sense id: en-refa'-mt-verb-6EEJ3gvZ Categories (other): Maltese entries with etymon Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymon: 0 0 0 0 60 0 40 0 0
  8. to save someone [with minn]
    Sense id: en-refa'-mt-verb-ZMPKVrDr
  9. to try to have sex [with għal ‘with’]
    Sense id: en-refa'-mt-verb-Jz-bvyhQ Categories (other): Maltese entries referencing missing etymons, Maltese entries with etymology texts, Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Maltese entries referencing missing etymons: 9 9 9 9 13 9 12 9 19 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymology texts: 10 10 10 10 12 10 11 10 19 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 10 10 12 10 11 10 19 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 10 10 10 10 12 10 11 10 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 10 10 10 12 10 11 10 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 8 8 11 8 10 8 31 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 8 8 8 8 10 8 9 8 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: għolla, tella’
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