"lefaq" meaning in Maltese

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Verb

IPA: /ˈlɛ.faʔ/
Etymology: From Arabic لَقَفَ (laqafa, “to seize, catch quickly”) with metathesis. In older Maltese the verb also meant “to gasp for breath”, which explains the semantic development. A similar use apparently exists in some Maghrebi dialects. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|لَقَفَ|t=to seize, catch quickly}} Arabic لَقَفَ (laqafa, “to seize, catch quickly”) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jolfoq|vn=lfiq}} lefaq (imperfect jolfoq, verbal noun lfiq) Inflection templates: {{mt-conj|lfaqt|lfaqt|lefaq|lefqet|lfaqna|lfaqtu|lefqu|nolfoq|tolfoq|jolfoq|tolfoq|nolfqu|tolfqu|jolfqu|olfoq|olfqu}} Forms: jolfoq [imperfect], lfiq [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], lfaqt [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], lfaqt [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], lefaq [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], lfaqna [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], lfaqtu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], lefqu [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], lfaqt [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], lfaqt [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], lefqet [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], lfaqna [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], lfaqtu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], lefqu [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nolfoq [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tolfoq [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jolfoq [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nolfqu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], tolfqu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jolfqu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nolfoq [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tolfoq [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tolfoq [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nolfqu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], tolfqu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jolfqu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], olfoq [imperative, second-person, singular], olfqu [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to sob
    Sense id: en-lefaq-mt-verb-STUcqpc~ Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header

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