"tniffes" meaning in Maltese

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Verb

IPA: /ˈtnɪf.fɛs/
Etymology: From Arabic تَنَفَّسَ (tanaffasa, “to breathe”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|تَنَفَّسَ|t=to breathe}} Arabic تَنَفَّسَ (tanaffasa, “to breathe”) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jitniffes|||tniffis}} tniffes (imperfect jitniffes, verbal noun tniffis) Forms: jitniffes [imperfect], tniffis [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], tniffist [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], tniffist [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], tniffes [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], tniffisna [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], tniffistu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], tniffsu [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], tniffist [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], tniffist [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], tniffset [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], tniffisna [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], tniffistu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], tniffsu [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nitniffes [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], titniffes [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jitniffes [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nitniffsu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], titniffsu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jitniffsu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nitniffes [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], titniffes [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], titniffes [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nitniffsu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], titniffsu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jitniffsu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], tniffes [imperative, second-person, singular], tniffsu [imperative, plural, second-person], tniffistx [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], tniffistx [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], tniffisx [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], tniffisniex [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], tniffistux [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], tniffsux [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], tniffistx [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], tniffistx [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], tniffsitx [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], tniffisniex [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], tniffistux [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], tniffsux [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nitniffisx [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], titniffisx [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jitniffisx [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nitniffsux [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], titniffsux [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jitniffsux [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nitniffisx [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], titniffisx [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], titniffisx [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nitniffsux [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], titniffsux [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jitniffsux [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], titniffisx [imperative, second-person, singular], titniffsux [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. (dated) to breathe Tags: dated Synonyms: ħa nifs
    Sense id: en-tniffes-mt-verb-s1u-KwnA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 31 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 29 35
  2. (figurative, now predominant, often negated) to move slightly, at all Tags: figuratively, negative, often, participle, past
    Sense id: en-tniffes-mt-verb-ryb7fUC4 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 31 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 29 35
  3. (phonetics) to be voiceless
    Sense id: en-tniffes-mt-verb--5~UadTj Categories (other): Phonetics, Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 31 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 29 35 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
     
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  "lang": "Maltese",
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              16,
              25
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              42
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          "english": "None of them moves at all / lifts a finger.",
          "text": "Ħadd minnhom ma jitniffes.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈtnɪf.fɛs/"
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    {
      "form": "jitniffes",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "jitniffsu",
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        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nitniffes",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "titniffes",
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        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "feminine",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "nitniffsu",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "titniffsu",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tniffes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tniffsu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tniffistx",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tniffistx",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tniffisx",
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        "masculine",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "tniffisniex",
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        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "second-person"
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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        "second-person",
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      "form": "tniffsitx",
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        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tniffisniex",
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        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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        "feminine",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "nitniffisx",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "titniffisx",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jitniffisx",
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        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nitniffsux",
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        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jitniffsux",
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        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nitniffisx",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "titniffisx",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "titniffisx",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "titniffsux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jitniffsux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "titniffisx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "titniffsux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jitniffes",
        "2": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tniffis"
      },
      "expansion": "tniffes (imperfect jitniffes, verbal noun tniffis)",
      "name": "mt-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to breathe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "breathe",
          "breathe"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) to breathe"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ħa nifs"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              16,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              42
            ]
          ],
          "english": "None of them moves at all / lifts a finger.",
          "text": "Ħadd minnhom ma jitniffes.",
          "translation": "None of them moves at all / lifts a finger.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to move slightly, at all"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, now predominant, often negated) to move slightly, at all"
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "negative",
        "often",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "mt:Phonetics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be voiceless"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "phonetics",
          "phonetics"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(phonetics) to be voiceless"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "phonetics",
        "phonology",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtnɪf.fɛs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tniffes"
}

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