"żifen" meaning in Maltese

See żifen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈzɪ.fɛn/
Etymology: From Arabic زَفَنَ (zafana). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|زَفَنَ}} Arabic زَفَنَ (zafana) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jiżfen|miżfun||żfin}} żifen (imperfect jiżfen, past participle miżfun, verbal noun żfin) Inflection templates: {{mt-conj|żfint|żfint|żifen|żifnet|żfinna|żfintu|żifnu|niżfen|tiżfen|jiżfen|tiżfen|niżfnu|tiżfnu|jiżfnu|iżfen|iżfnu}} Forms: jiżfen [imperfect], miżfun [participle, past], żfin [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], żfint [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], żfint [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], żifen [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], żfinna [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], żfintu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], żifnu [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], żfint [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], żfint [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], żifnet [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], żfinna [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], żfintu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], żifnu [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], niżfen [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tiżfen [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jiżfen [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], niżfnu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tiżfnu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jiżfnu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], niżfen [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tiżfen [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tiżfen [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], niżfnu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tiżfnu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jiżfnu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], iżfen [imperative, second-person, singular], iżfnu [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to dance
    Sense id: en-żifen-mt-verb-YInOfrwL Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Arabic زَفَنَ (zafana).",
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      "form": "jiżfen",
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    },
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        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "żfin",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mt-conj/I-ie-ie",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "żfint",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "żfint",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "żifen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "żfinna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "żfintu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "żfint",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
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      "form": "żifnet",
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        "perfect",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "żfinna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "iżfen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "iżfnu",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
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        "3": "",
        "4": "żfin"
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    }
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        "10": "jiżfen",
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        "13": "tiżfnu",
        "14": "jiżfnu",
        "15": "iżfen",
        "16": "iżfnu",
        "2": "żfint",
        "3": "żifen",
        "4": "żifnet",
        "5": "żfinna",
        "6": "żfintu",
        "7": "żifnu",
        "8": "niżfen",
        "9": "tiżfen"
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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          "english": "And now stand up, turn, dance",
          "ref": "2018, Bernie and Pod (lyrics and music), “Qum, dur u iżfen”:",
          "text": "[…] U issa qum, dur, iżfen […]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      "id": "en-żifen-mt-verb-YInOfrwL",
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          "dance",
          "dance"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈzɪ.fɛn/"
    }
  ],
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}

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    },
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      ]
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        "singular"
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        "second-person"
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "imperfect",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
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        "feminine",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "tiżfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jiżfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iżfen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iżfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "jiżfen",
        "2": "miżfun",
        "3": "",
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        "15": "iżfen",
        "16": "iżfnu",
        "2": "żfint",
        "3": "żifen",
        "4": "żifnet",
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        "6": "żfintu",
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        "8": "niżfen",
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        "Maltese form-I verbs",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese sound form-I verbs",
        "Maltese sound verbs",
        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms with quotations",
        "Maltese verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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        {
          "english": "And now stand up, turn, dance",
          "ref": "2018, Bernie and Pod (lyrics and music), “Qum, dur u iżfen”:",
          "text": "[…] U issa qum, dur, iżfen […]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "to dance"
      ],
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        ]
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzɪ.fɛn/"
    }
  ],
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}

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