"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, plural], 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, plural], 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, plural], 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, plural], 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

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for żifen meaning in Maltese (4.3kB)

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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 […]",
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      "ipa": "/ˈzɪ.fɛn/"
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  ],
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "Maltese sound verbs",
        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Maltese terms with quotations",
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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 […]",
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      "ipa": "/ˈzɪ.fɛn/"
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}

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