"tifel" meaning in Maltese

See tifel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɪ.fɛl/ Audio: LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-tifel.wav
Etymology: From Arabic طِفْل (ṭifl, “child”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|طِفْل||child}} Arabic طِفْل (ṭifl, “child”) Head templates: {{mt-noun|dim=tfajjel|f=tifla|g=m|p=tfal|p2=subien}} tifel m (plural tfal or subien, feminine tifla, diminutive tfajjel) Forms: tfal [plural], subien [plural], tifla [feminine], tfajjel [diminutive], no-table-tags [table-tags], tifli [first-person, singular], tifilna [first-person, singular], tiflek [second-person, singular], tifilkom [second-person, singular], tiflu [masculine, singular, third-person], tifilha [feminine, singular, third-person], tifilhom [singular, third-person]
  1. boy; male child Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-tifel-mt-noun-GiYu0ZBH Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 49 51
  2. child (of unspecified or unknown sex) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-tifel-mt-noun-savgJcaX Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of People: 49 51

Inflected forms

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      "source": "inflection",
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    },
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      "form": "tifilkom",
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      "source": "inflection",
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