"farfar" meaning in Maltese

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Verb

IPA: /ˈfar.far/
Rhymes: -arfar Etymology: From Arabic فَرْفَرَ (farfara). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|فَرْفَرَ}} Arabic فَرْفَرَ (farfara) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jfarfar|mfarfar|vn=tfarfir}} farfar (imperfect jfarfar, past participle mfarfar, verbal noun tfarfir) Inflection templates: {{mt-conj|farfart|farfart|farfar|farfret|farfarna|farfartu|farfru|nfarfar|tfarfar|jfarfar|tfarfar|nfarfru|tfarfru|jfarfru|farfar|farfru}} Forms: jfarfar [imperfect], mfarfar [participle, past], tfarfir [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], farfart [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], farfart [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], farfar [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], farfarna [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], farfartu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], farfru [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], farfart [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], farfart [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], farfret [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], farfarna [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], farfartu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], farfru [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nfarfar [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tfarfar [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jfarfar [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nfarfru [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tfarfru [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jfarfru [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nfarfar [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tfarfar [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tfarfar [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nfarfru [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tfarfru [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jfarfru [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], farfar [imperative, second-person, singular], farfru [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to brush off, to swipe away
    Sense id: en-farfar-mt-verb-RJ-ZBDbs
  2. to flap (wings, tail, etc.) (to move (something broad and loose) up and down)
    Sense id: en-farfar-mt-verb-lfpoawCA Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 21 62 5 12
  3. to beat, to strike [with lil ‘to someone’]
    Sense id: en-farfar-mt-verb-KwyXuvdY
  4. (figuratively) to shirk, to avoid a duty Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-farfar-mt-verb-2LQ9WzZP
     
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      "ipa": "/ˈfar.far/"
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      "rhymes": "-arfar"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfar.far/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-arfar"
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  ],
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}

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