"rifes" meaning in Maltese

See rifes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈrɪ.fɛs/ Audio: LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-rifes.wav
Etymology: From Arabic رَفَسَ (rafasa). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|رَفَسَ}} Arabic رَفَسَ (rafasa) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jirfes|mirfus|vn=rifs|vn2=rifsien|vn3=rfis}} rifes (imperfect jirfes, past participle mirfus, verbal noun rifs or rifsien or rfis) Inflection templates: {{mt-conj|rfist|rfist|rifes|rifset|rfisna|rfistu|rifsu|nirfes|tirfes|jirfes|tirfes|nirfsu|tirfsu|jirfsu|irfes|irfsu}} Forms: jirfes [imperfect], mirfus [participle, past], rifs [noun-from-verb], rifsien [noun-from-verb], rfis [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], rfist [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], rfist [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], rifes [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], rfisna [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], rfistu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], rifsu [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], rfist [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], rfist [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], rifset [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], rfisna [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], rfistu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], rifsu [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nirfes [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tirfes [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jirfes [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nirfsu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], tirfsu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jirfsu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nirfes [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tirfes [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tirfes [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nirfsu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], tirfsu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jirfsu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], irfes [imperative, second-person, singular], irfsu [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to tread on, to trample down
    Sense id: en-rifes-mt-verb-HrsZXdpE Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
  2. (figuratively) to treat without respect, to disrespect, to abuse, to mistreat, to ill-treat Tags: figuratively Synonyms: abbuża, mmaltratta
    Sense id: en-rifes-mt-verb-hl5lcrDB

Inflected forms

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          "word": "mmaltratta"
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          "word": "mmaltratta"
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e3/LL-Q9166_%28mlt%29-G%C4%A7awdxiVeru-rifes.wav/LL-Q9166_%28mlt%29-G%C4%A7awdxiVeru-rifes.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rifes"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Maltese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (eaedd02 and 8fbd9e8). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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