"keff" meaning in Maltese

See keff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɛf/ Forms: kfief [plural], kfuf [plural], keffejn [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛf Etymology: From Arabic كَفّ (kaff). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|كَفّ}} Arabic كَفّ (kaff) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=kfief|p2=kfuf|p3=keffejn}} keff m (plural kfief or kfuf or keffejn)
  1. (usually in the construction keff tal-id) palm of the hand; or the inner part of the hand (including the fingers) Tags: masculine Synonyms: pala
    Sense id: en-keff-mt-noun-KWy0oLd4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kɛf/ Forms: kfief [plural], kefef [plural], keffejn [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛf Etymology: From Arabic كَفّ (kaff). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|كَفّ}} Arabic كَفّ (kaff) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=kfief|p2=kefef|p3=keffejn}} keff m (plural kfief or kefef or keffejn)
  1. hem of a garment Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-keff-mt-noun-17ZPY08j
  2. scalepan Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-keff-mt-noun-zhCE04z6 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 3 8 75 5 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 9 64 10 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: keffa
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kɛf/
Rhymes: -ɛf Etymology: From Arabic كَفّ (kaff). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|كَفّ}} Arabic كَفّ (kaff) Head templates: {{mt-verbal noun|g=m|inst=keffa}} keff m (instance noun keffa)
  1. verbal noun of keff: hemming Tags: form-of, masculine, noun-from-verb Form of: keff (extra: hemming)
    Sense id: en-keff-mt-noun-47WU4tmZ Categories (other): Forms linking to themselves
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /kɛf/
Rhymes: -ɛf Etymology: From Arabic كَفَّ (kaffa). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|كَفَّ}} Arabic كَفَّ (kaffa) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jkeff|mikfuf|vn=keff}} keff (imperfect jkeff, past participle mikfuf, verbal noun keff) Inflection templates: {{mt-conj|keffejt|keffejt|keff|keffet|keffejna|keffejtu|keffew|nkeff|tkeff|jkeff|tkeff|nkeffu|tkeffu|jkeffu|keff|keffu}} Forms: jkeff [imperfect], mikfuf [participle, past], keff [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], keffejt [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], keffejt [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], keff [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], keffejna [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], keffejtu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], keffew [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], keffejt [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], keffejt [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], keffet [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], keffejna [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], keffejtu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], keffew [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nkeff [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tkeff [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jkeff [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nkeffu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], tkeffu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jkeffu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nkeff [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tkeff [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tkeff [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nkeffu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], tkeffu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jkeffu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], keff [imperative, second-person, singular], keffu [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to hem
    Sense id: en-keff-mt-verb-OA2Fr~2r
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "second-person"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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      "form": "jkeffu",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "keff",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "keffu",
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      ]
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        "15": "keff",
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/kɛf/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛf"
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}

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      "ipa": "/kɛf/"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛf"
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  ],
  "word": "keff"
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: usually in the construction keff tal-id",
  "path": [
    "keff"
  ],
  "section": "Maltese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "keff",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: usually in the construction keff tal-id",
  "path": [
    "keff"
  ],
  "section": "Maltese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "keff",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: instance noun keffa",
  "path": [
    "keff"
  ],
  "section": "Maltese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "keff",
  "trace": ""
}

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