"nnifs-" meaning in Maltese

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Pronoun

IPA: /(ɪ)nˈnɪfs/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], nnifsi [first-person, singular], nfusna [first-person, plural], nnifsek [second-person, singular], nfuskom [plural, second-person], nnifsu [masculine, singular, third-person], nnifsha [feminine, singular, third-person], nfushom [plural, third-person]
Etymology: From Arabic نَفْس (nafs, “self, soul, living being”), related with Maltese nifs (“breath”), from Arabic نَفَس (nafas). Regarding the initial gemination in some of the forms perhaps through the prepositional construction بِنَفْسِي (binafsī), بِنَفْسِكَ (binafsika), etc. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|نَفْس|t=self, soul, living being}} Arabic نَفْس (nafs, “self, soul, living being”), {{m+|mt|nifs|t=breath}} Maltese nifs (“breath”), {{m+|ar|نَفَس}} Arabic نَفَس (nafas) Head templates: {{mt-pronoun}} nnifs- Inflection templates: {{mt-pron-inflection|1p=nfusna|1s=nnifsi|2p=nfuskom|2s=nnifsek|3fs=nnifsha|3ms=nnifsu|3p=nfushom}}
  1. -self; used with a pronominal suffix to form emphatic pronouns Synonyms: stess, innifs- [also] Related terms: ruħ- [pronoun, reflexive]
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      "form": "nfusna",
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    },
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        {
          "english": "I myself",
          "text": "jiena nnifsi"
        },
        {
          "english": "God himself",
          "text": "Alla nnifsu"
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          "word": "ruħ-"
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          "word": "stess"
        },
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          "word": "innifs-"
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    {
      "ipa": "/(ɪ)nˈnɪfs/"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "nfusna",
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      "form": "nnifsek",
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      "form": "nnifsha",
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      "word": "ruħ-"
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        "Pages with entries"
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        {
          "english": "I myself",
          "text": "jiena nnifsi"
        },
        {
          "english": "God himself",
          "text": "Alla nnifsu"
        }
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      ],
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          "word": "stess"
        }
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