"karfa" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkar.fa/ Forms: kraf [plural], krafi [plural], kruf [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic كَرْفَأَة (karfaʔa). Compare Kabyle akerfa (“chaff”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|كَرْفَأَة}} Arabic كَرْفَأَة (karfaʔa), {{cog|kab|akerfa|t=chaff}} Kabyle akerfa (“chaff”) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=kraf|p2=krafi|p3=kruf}} karfa f (plural kraf or krafi or kruf)
  1. chaff Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-karfa-mt-noun-Q4tRfQig
  2. (figuratively) plebs Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-karfa-mt-noun-tlEBFyEg
  3. (figuratively) uneducated, ill-mannered Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-karfa-mt-noun-OM62lWhS Categories (other): Pages with entries, Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 41 3 1 14 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 19 3 78
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "كَرْفَأَة"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic كَرْفَأَة (karfaʔa)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kab",
        "2": "akerfa",
        "t": "chaff"
      },
      "expansion": "Kabyle akerfa (“chaff”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic كَرْفَأَة (karfaʔa). Compare Kabyle akerfa (“chaff”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kraf",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "krafi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kruf",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "p": "kraf",
        "p2": "krafi",
        "p3": "kruf"
      },
      "expansion": "karfa f (plural kraf or krafi or kruf)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chaff"
      ],
      "id": "en-karfa-mt-noun-Q4tRfQig",
      "links": [
        [
          "chaff",
          "chaff"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "plebs"
      ],
      "id": "en-karfa-mt-noun-tlEBFyEg",
      "links": [
        [
          "plebs",
          "plebs"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) plebs"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 41 3 1 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 3 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "uneducated, ill-mannered"
      ],
      "id": "en-karfa-mt-noun-OM62lWhS",
      "links": [
        [
          "uneducated",
          "uneducated"
        ],
        [
          "ill-mannered",
          "ill-mannered"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) uneducated, ill-mannered"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkar.fa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "karfa"
}
{
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    "Maltese feminine nouns",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "كَرْفَأَة"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic كَرْفَأَة (karfaʔa)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kab",
        "2": "akerfa",
        "t": "chaff"
      },
      "expansion": "Kabyle akerfa (“chaff”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic كَرْفَأَة (karfaʔa). Compare Kabyle akerfa (“chaff”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kraf",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "krafi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kruf",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "p": "kraf",
        "p2": "krafi",
        "p3": "kruf"
      },
      "expansion": "karfa f (plural kraf or krafi or kruf)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chaff"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chaff",
          "chaff"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "plebs"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plebs",
          "plebs"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) plebs"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "uneducated, ill-mannered"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "uneducated",
          "uneducated"
        ],
        [
          "ill-mannered",
          "ill-mannered"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) uneducated, ill-mannered"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkar.fa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "karfa"
}

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