"karfus" meaning in Maltese

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        "3": "كَرَفْس"
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      "expansion": "Arabic كَرَفْس (karafs)",
      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "ary",
        "2": "كرافس",
        "t": "celery",
        "tr": "krāfis"
      },
      "expansion": "Moroccan Arabic كرافس (krāfis, “celery”)",
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      "expansion": "Tunisian Arabic كرافس (krāfis, “celery”)",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "By back-formation from the plural krafes, from a variant of Arabic كَرَفْس (karafs) reinterpreted as a plural form. Compare Moroccan Arabic كرافس (krāfis, “celery”), Tunisian Arabic كرافس (krāfis, “celery”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "karfusa",
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    },
    {
      "form": "krafes",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "karfusiet",
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        "paucal"
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  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Celery family plants",
          "orig": "mt:Celery family plants",
          "parents": [
            "Apiales order plants",
            "Plants",
            "Shrubs",
            "Spices and herbs",
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            "Eating",
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        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
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          "name": "Vegetables",
          "orig": "mt:Vegetables",
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            "Foods",
            "Plants",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "karfus il-ħmir"
        },
        {
          "word": "karfus tal-ilma"
        },
        {
          "word": "karfus tal-wied"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "celery"
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      "id": "en-karfus-mt-noun-3cUXe5IE",
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          "celery",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/karˈfuːs/"
    }
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  "word": "karfus"
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    {
      "word": "karfus il-ħmir"
    },
    {
      "word": "karfus tal-ilma"
    },
    {
      "word": "karfus tal-wied"
    }
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Arabic كَرَفْس (karafs)",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "كرافس",
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        "tr": "krāfis"
      },
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "By back-formation from the plural krafes, from a variant of Arabic كَرَفْس (karafs) reinterpreted as a plural form. Compare Moroccan Arabic كرافس (krāfis, “celery”), Tunisian Arabic كرافس (krāfis, “celery”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "karfusa",
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    },
    {
      "form": "krafes",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "karfusiet",
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        "paucal"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Maltese nouns",
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        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "mt:Celery family plants",
        "mt:Vegetables"
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        "celery"
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        [
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/karˈfuːs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "karfus"
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