"keffen" meaning in Maltese

See keffen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɛf.fɛn/
Etymology: From Arabic كَفَّنَ (kaffana). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|كَفَّنَ}} Arabic كَفَّنَ (kaffana) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jkeffen|mkeffen||tikfin}} keffen (imperfect jkeffen, past participle mkeffen, verbal noun tikfin) Inflection templates: {{mt-conj|keffint|keffint|keffen|keffnet|keffinna|keffintu|keffnu|nkeffen|tkeffen|jkeffen|tkeffen|nkeffnu|tkeffnu|jkeffnu|keffen|keffnu}} Forms: jkeffen [imperfect], mkeffen [participle, past], tikfin [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], keffint [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], keffint [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], keffen [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], keffinna [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], keffintu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], keffnu [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], keffint [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], keffint [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], keffnet [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], keffinna [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], keffintu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], keffnu [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nkeffen [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tkeffen [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jkeffen [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nkeffnu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], tkeffnu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jkeffnu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nkeffen [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tkeffen [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tkeffen [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nkeffnu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], tkeffnu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jkeffnu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], keffen [imperative, second-person, singular], keffnu [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to shroud, wrap in a shroud
    Sense id: en-keffen-mt-verb-VqJZHH~b Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 78 22
  2. (by extension or figurative) to wrap (entirely) Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-keffen-mt-verb-Zb~7nzT2
     
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        "plural",
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      "form": "keffintu",
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        "second-person"
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      "form": "nkeffen",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "tkeffen",
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      "form": "tkeffnu",
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        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "jkeffnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "tkeffen",
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        "third-person"
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "keffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "keffnu",
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        "second-person"
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        "15": "keffen",
        "16": "keffnu",
        "2": "keffint",
        "3": "keffen",
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  "pos": "verb",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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      ],
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        "to shroud, wrap in a shroud"
      ],
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        "to wrap (entirely)"
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        "(by extension or figurative) to wrap (entirely)"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛf.fɛn/"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "form": "nkeffen",
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    },
    {
      "form": "tkeffen",
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    },
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        "to shroud, wrap in a shroud"
      ],
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        "(by extension or figurative) to wrap (entirely)"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɛf.fɛn/"
    }
  ],
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