"ċafċaf" meaning in Maltese

See ċafċaf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaf.t͡ʃaf/
Etymology: From Arabic شَفْشَفَ (šafšafa). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|شَفْشَفَ}} Arabic شَفْشَفَ (šafšafa) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jċafċaf|mċafċaf|vn=ċafċif}} ċafċaf (imperfect jċafċaf, past participle mċafċaf, verbal noun ċafċif) Inflection templates: {{mt-conj|ċafċaft|ċafċaft|ċafċaf|ċafċfet|ċafċafna|ċafċaftu|ċafċfu|nċafċaf|ċċafċaf|jċafċaf|ċċafċaf|nċafċfu|ċċafċfu|jċafċfu|ċafċaf|ċafċfu}} Forms: jċafċaf [imperfect], mċafċaf [participle, past], ċafċif [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], ċafċaft [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], ċafċaft [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], ċafċaf [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], ċafċafna [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], ċafċaftu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], ċafċfu [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], ċafċaft [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], ċafċaft [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], ċafċfet [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], ċafċafna [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], ċafċaftu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], ċafċfu [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nċafċaf [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], ċċafċaf [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jċafċaf [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nċafċfu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], ċċafċfu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jċafċfu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nċafċaf [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], ċċafċaf [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], ċċafċaf [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nċafċfu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], ċċafċfu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jċafċfu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], ċafċaf [imperative, second-person, singular], ċafċfu [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. (of the sea) to splash, be choppy
    Sense id: en-ċafċaf-mt-verb-j5r7nSyr
  2. (of a person or animal) to splash, dabble in the water
    Sense id: en-ċafċaf-mt-verb-XzKLmmkx
  3. (figuratively) to possess a basic or rudimentary understanding of something, typically a language Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-ċafċaf-mt-verb-Eyp~qiRQ Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 72 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 18 49 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 13 62 14
  4. (figuratively) to give (something) in a casual manner Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-ċafċaf-mt-verb-2d1O9U-N
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        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
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      "name": "inh"
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  "etymology_text": "From Arabic شَفْشَفَ (šafšafa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jċafċaf",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mċafċaf",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċif",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mt-conj/Iq",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċaft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċaft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċaf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċaftu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċaft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċaft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċfet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċaftu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nċafċaf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċċafċaf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jċafċaf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nċafċfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċċafċfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jċafċfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nċafċaf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċċafċaf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċċafċaf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nċafċfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċċafċfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jċafċfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċaf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jċafċaf",
        "2": "mċafċaf",
        "vn": "ċafċif"
      },
      "expansion": "ċafċaf (imperfect jċafċaf, past participle mċafċaf, verbal noun ċafċif)",
      "name": "mt-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ċafċaft",
        "10": "jċafċaf",
        "11": "ċċafċaf",
        "12": "nċafċfu",
        "13": "ċċafċfu",
        "14": "jċafċfu",
        "15": "ċafċaf",
        "16": "ċafċfu",
        "2": "ċafċaft",
        "3": "ċafċaf",
        "4": "ċafċfet",
        "5": "ċafċafna",
        "6": "ċafċaftu",
        "7": "ċafċfu",
        "8": "nċafċaf",
        "9": "ċċafċaf"
      },
      "name": "mt-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to splash, be choppy"
      ],
      "id": "en-ċafċaf-mt-verb-j5r7nSyr",
      "links": [
        [
          "splash",
          "splash"
        ],
        [
          "choppy",
          "choppy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of the sea) to splash, be choppy"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of the sea"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to splash, dabble in the water"
      ],
      "id": "en-ċafċaf-mt-verb-XzKLmmkx",
      "links": [
        [
          "dabble",
          "dabble"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a person or animal) to splash, dabble in the water"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a person or animal"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "8 8 72 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 18 49 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 13 62 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to possess a basic or rudimentary understanding of something, typically a language"
      ],
      "id": "en-ċafċaf-mt-verb-Eyp~qiRQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "possess",
          "possess"
        ],
        [
          "basic",
          "basic"
        ],
        [
          "rudimentary",
          "rudimentary"
        ],
        [
          "understanding",
          "understanding"
        ],
        [
          "something",
          "something"
        ],
        [
          "language",
          "language"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to possess a basic or rudimentary understanding of something, typically a language"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to give (something) in a casual manner"
      ],
      "id": "en-ċafċaf-mt-verb-2d1O9U-N",
      "links": [
        [
          "give",
          "give"
        ],
        [
          "casual",
          "casual"
        ],
        [
          "manner",
          "manner"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to give (something) in a casual manner"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃaf.t͡ʃaf/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ċafċaf"
}
{
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    "Maltese form-Iq verbs",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese sound form-Iq verbs",
    "Maltese sound verbs",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "etymology_text": "From Arabic شَفْشَفَ (šafšafa).",
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      "form": "jċafċaf",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect"
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    {
      "form": "mċafċaf",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "ċafċif",
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        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    {
      "form": "ċafċaft",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "ċafċaft",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċaf",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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      "form": "ċafċfu",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċaft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċaft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċfet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċaftu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nċafċaf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċċafċaf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jċafċaf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nċafċfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċċafċfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jċafċfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nċafċaf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċċafċaf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċċafċaf",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nċafċfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċċafċfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċaf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċafċfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
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        "1": "ċafċaft",
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        "11": "ċċafċaf",
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        "13": "ċċafċfu",
        "14": "jċafċfu",
        "15": "ċafċaf",
        "16": "ċafċfu",
        "2": "ċafċaft",
        "3": "ċafċaf",
        "4": "ċafċfet",
        "5": "ċafċafna",
        "6": "ċafċaftu",
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        "9": "ċċafċaf"
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  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to splash, be choppy"
      ],
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        [
          "splash",
          "splash"
        ],
        [
          "choppy",
          "choppy"
        ]
      ],
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        "(of the sea) to splash, be choppy"
      ],
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        "of the sea"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to splash, dabble in the water"
      ],
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        [
          "dabble",
          "dabble"
        ]
      ],
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        "(of a person or animal) to splash, dabble in the water"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a person or animal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to possess a basic or rudimentary understanding of something, typically a language"
      ],
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        [
          "possess",
          "possess"
        ],
        [
          "basic",
          "basic"
        ],
        [
          "rudimentary",
          "rudimentary"
        ],
        [
          "understanding",
          "understanding"
        ],
        [
          "something",
          "something"
        ],
        [
          "language",
          "language"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to possess a basic or rudimentary understanding of something, typically a language"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to give (something) in a casual manner"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "give",
          "give"
        ],
        [
          "casual",
          "casual"
        ],
        [
          "manner",
          "manner"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to give (something) in a casual manner"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃaf.t͡ʃaf/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ċafċaf"
}

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