"tefa'" meaning in Maltese

See tefa' in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɛ.fa/, /ˈtɛ.faˤ/
Etymology: From Arabic دَفَعَ (dafaʕa, “to push, thrust”) with regular assimilation of /df/ to [tf] in inflected forms and subsequent generalisation of the unvoiced consonant. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|دَفَعَ|t=to push, thrust}} Arabic دَفَعَ (dafaʕa, “to push, thrust”) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jitfa'|mitfugħ|vn=tfigħ}} tefa’ (imperfect jitfa’, past participle mitfugħ, verbal noun tfigħ) Inflection templates: {{mt-conj|tfajt|tfajt|tefa'|tefgħet|tfajna|tfajtu|tefgħu|nitfa'|titfa'|jitfa'|titfa'|nitfgħu|titfgħu|jitfgħu|itfa'|itfgħu}} Forms: tefa’ [canonical], jitfa’ [imperfect], mitfugħ [participle, past], tfigħ [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], tfajt [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], tfajt [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], tefa’ [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], tfajna [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], tfajtu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], tefgħu [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], tfajt [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], tfajt [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], tefgħet [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], tfajna [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], tfajtu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], tefgħu [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nitfa’ [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], titfa’ [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jitfa’ [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nitfgħu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], titfgħu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jitfgħu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nitfa’ [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], titfa’ [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], titfa’ [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nitfgħu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], titfgħu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jitfgħu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], itfa’ [imperative, second-person, singular], itfgħu [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to throw Synonyms: xeħet, waddab
    Sense id: en-tefa'-mt-verb-rXsYG5fG
  2. to assign
    Sense id: en-tefa'-mt-verb-8YaCTdRF Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 7 59 7 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 40 10 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 59 10 10 12
  3. to post, mail
    Sense id: en-tefa'-mt-verb-YOod9QM7
  4. to submit Synonyms: ssottometta
    Sense id: en-tefa'-mt-verb-e3DhC1wg
  5. to place, to put Synonyms: qiegħed, poġġa, xeħet, għamel
    Sense id: en-tefa'-mt-verb-1~dqrXgr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tafa’ 
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          "english": "We will throw the clothes in the washing machine.",
          "text": "Ħa nitfgħu l-ħwejjeġ fil-magna tal-ħasil."
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        {
          "_dis": "10 59 10 10 12",
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        {
          "english": "They assigned him to work at the slaughterhouse.",
          "text": "Tefgħuh jaħdem il-biċċerija."
        }
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        {
          "english": "Did you submit the application?",
          "text": "Tfajtha l-applikazzjoni?"
        }
      ],
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      "id": "en-tefa'-mt-verb-e3DhC1wg",
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        {
          "english": "Put the bag on the table.",
          "text": "Itfa’ l-basket fuq il-mejda."
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        "to place, to put"
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          "word": "qiegħed"
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        {
          "word": "poġġa"
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        {
          "word": "xeħet"
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          "word": "għamel"
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      "ipa": "/ˈtɛ.fa/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈtɛ.faˤ/"
    },
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      "homophone": "tefgħa (general)"
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      "homophone": "tefa (except archaically)"
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  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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        {
          "english": "We will throw the clothes in the washing machine.",
          "text": "Ħa nitfgħu l-ħwejjeġ fil-magna tal-ħasil."
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        "to throw"
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          "english": "They assigned him to work at the slaughterhouse.",
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        "to assign"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to post, mail"
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          "post"
        ],
        [
          "mail",
          "mail"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Did you submit the application?",
          "text": "Tfajtha l-applikazzjoni?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to submit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "submit",
          "submit"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ssottometta"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Put the bag on the table.",
          "text": "Itfa’ l-basket fuq il-mejda."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to place, to put"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "place",
          "place"
        ],
        [
          "put",
          "put"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "qiegħed"
        },
        {
          "word": "poġġa"
        },
        {
          "word": "xeħet"
        },
        {
          "word": "għamel"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛ.fa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛ.faˤ/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "tefgħa (general)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "tefa (except archaically)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "tafa’"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tefa'"
}

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