"difer" meaning in Maltese

See difer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɪ.fɛr/
Etymology: From Arabic ظُفْر (ẓufr). The unexpected imala may be connected to an irregular development in some roots with final /r/, compare deher and sider. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|ظُفْر}} Arabic ظُفْر (ẓufr) Head templates: {{mt-noun|d=difrejn|g=m|p=difrejn|p2=dwiefer}} difer m (dual difrejn, plural difrejn or dwiefer) Forms: difrejn [dual], difrejn [plural], dwiefer [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], difri [first-person, singular], difirna [first-person, singular], difrek [second-person, singular], difirkom [second-person, singular], difru [masculine, singular, third-person], difirha [feminine, singular, third-person], difirhom [singular, third-person]
  1. (anatomy) nail Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-difer-mt-noun-CsQaDsdb Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ظُفْر"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic ظُفْر (ẓufr)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic ظُفْر (ẓufr). The unexpected imala may be connected to an irregular development in some roots with final /r/, compare deher and sider.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "difrejn",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "difrejn",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwiefer",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "g",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "difri",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "difirna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "difrek",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "difirkom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "difru",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "difirha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "difirhom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "d": "difrejn",
        "g": "m",
        "p": "difrejn",
        "p2": "dwiefer"
      },
      "expansion": "difer m (dual difrejn, plural difrejn or dwiefer)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "mt:Anatomy",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "All topics",
            "Health",
            "Fundamental",
            "Body"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2021 [2017], Antoine Cassar, Erbgħin Jum, 2ⁿᵈ edition, Malta: Ede Books:",
          "text": "Bl-istess libsa vjola, tikxifli ħobbok\nlewn l-ewwel ftira ma’ ħjiel iż-żerniq,\nbl-istess sandli, difrejk ħomor daqs qalbi,\nu xagħrek immewweġ jofrogħ fir-riħ.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nail"
      ],
      "id": "en-difer-mt-noun-CsQaDsdb",
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "nail",
          "nail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) nail"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɪ.fɛr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "difer"
}
{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ظُفْر"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic ظُفْر (ẓufr)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic ظُفْر (ẓufr). The unexpected imala may be connected to an irregular development in some roots with final /r/, compare deher and sider.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "difrejn",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "difrejn",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwiefer",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "g",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "difri",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "difirna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "difrek",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "difirkom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "difru",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "difirha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "difirhom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "d": "difrejn",
        "g": "m",
        "p": "difrejn",
        "p2": "dwiefer"
      },
      "expansion": "difer m (dual difrejn, plural difrejn or dwiefer)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese masculine nouns",
        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for translations of Maltese quotations",
        "mt:Anatomy"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2021 [2017], Antoine Cassar, Erbgħin Jum, 2ⁿᵈ edition, Malta: Ede Books:",
          "text": "Bl-istess libsa vjola, tikxifli ħobbok\nlewn l-ewwel ftira ma’ ħjiel iż-żerniq,\nbl-istess sandli, difrejk ħomor daqs qalbi,\nu xagħrek immewweġ jofrogħ fir-riħ.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nail"
      ],
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        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "nail",
          "nail"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) nail"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɪ.fɛr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "difer"
}

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