"kixef" meaning in Maltese

See kixef in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɪ.ʃɛf/
Etymology: From Arabic كَشَفَ (kašafa). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|كَشَفَ}} Arabic كَشَفَ (kašafa) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jikxef|mikxuf|vn=kxif}} kixef (imperfect jikxef, past participle mikxuf, verbal noun kxif) Inflection templates: {{mt-conj|kxift|kxift|kixef|kixfet|kxifna|kxiftu|kixfu|nikxef|tikxef|jikxef|tikxef|nikxfu|tikxfu|jikxfu|ikxef|ikxfu}} Forms: jikxef [imperfect], mikxuf [participle, past], kxif [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], kxift [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], kxift [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], kixef [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], kxifna [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], kxiftu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], kixfu [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], kxift [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], kxift [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], kixfet [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], kxifna [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], kxiftu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], kixfu [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nikxef [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tikxef [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jikxef [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nikxfu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tikxfu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jikxfu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nikxef [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tikxef [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tikxef [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nikxfu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tikxfu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jikxfu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], ikxef [imperative, second-person, singular], ikxfu [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to uncover; to reveal; to disclose (make known something that was secret or dubious)
    Sense id: en-kixef-mt-verb-s6fJ7KOc Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20
  2. to discover
    Sense id: en-kixef-mt-verb-Axg71idk

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "mikxuf",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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      "form": "kxif",
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        "noun-from-verb"
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "mt-conj/I-ie-ie",
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    {
      "form": "kxift",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kxift",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kixef",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kxifna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "kxiftu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
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      "form": "kixfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "kxift",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "kxifna",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "kxiftu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kixfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfect",
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        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "nikxef",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "jikxfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "second-person"
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        "14": "jikxfu",
        "15": "ikxef",
        "16": "ikxfu",
        "2": "kxift",
        "3": "kixef",
        "4": "kixfet",
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "_dis": "58 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "80 20",
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "In her book, she uncovers the truth about her father’s private life.",
          "text": "Fil-ktieb tagħha tikxef il-verità dwar il-ħajja privata ta’ missierha."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 [2017], Antoine Cassar, Erbgħin Jum, 2ⁿᵈ edition, Malta: Ede Books:",
          "text": "Bl-istess libsa vjola, tikxifli ħobbok\nlewn l-ewwel ftira ma’ ħjiel iż-żerniq,\nbl-istess sandli, difrejk ħomor daqs qalbi,\nu xagħrek immewweġ jofrogħ fir-riħ.",
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        "to uncover; to reveal; to disclose (make known something that was secret or dubious)"
      ],
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        [
          "uncover",
          "uncover"
        ],
        [
          "reveal",
          "reveal"
        ],
        [
          "disclose",
          "disclose"
        ]
      ]
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        "to discover"
      ],
      "id": "en-kixef-mt-verb-Axg71idk",
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        [
          "discover",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɪ.ʃɛf/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kixef"
}
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    "Maltese form-I verbs",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese sound form-I verbs",
    "Maltese sound verbs",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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    },
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      "form": "kxif",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "perfect",
        "singular",
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    },
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      "form": "kxifna",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "kixfet",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "kxifna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kxiftu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kixfu",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "nikxef",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "nikxfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nikxef",
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      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ikxef",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ikxfu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "jikxef",
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    }
  ],
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    {
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        "10": "jikxef",
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        "14": "jikxfu",
        "15": "ikxef",
        "16": "ikxfu",
        "2": "kxift",
        "3": "kixef",
        "4": "kixfet",
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  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Maltese terms with usage examples",
        "Requests for translations of Maltese quotations"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "In her book, she uncovers the truth about her father’s private life.",
          "text": "Fil-ktieb tagħha tikxef il-verità dwar il-ħajja privata ta’ missierha."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 [2017], Antoine Cassar, Erbgħin Jum, 2ⁿᵈ edition, Malta: Ede Books:",
          "text": "Bl-istess libsa vjola, tikxifli ħobbok\nlewn l-ewwel ftira ma’ ħjiel iż-żerniq,\nbl-istess sandli, difrejk ħomor daqs qalbi,\nu xagħrek immewweġ jofrogħ fir-riħ.",
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        }
      ],
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        "to uncover; to reveal; to disclose (make known something that was secret or dubious)"
      ],
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        [
          "uncover",
          "uncover"
        ],
        [
          "reveal",
          "reveal"
        ],
        [
          "disclose",
          "disclose"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to discover"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "discover",
          "discover"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɪ.ʃɛf/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kixef"
}

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