tifel

Maltese
Root
t-f-l
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic طِفْل (ṭifl, “child”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪ.fɛl/
  • Audio (Gozo)(file)

Noun

tifel m (plural tfal or subien, feminine tifla, diminutive tfajjel)

  1. boy; male child
  2. child (of unspecified or unknown sex)

Usage notes
  • The plural tfal generally means “children”, though it can also mean “boys” in certain contexts. The latter sense is specified with the plural subien.

Inflection
    Inflected forms
Personal-pronoun-
including forms		 singular plural
m f
1st person tifli tifilna
2nd person tiflek tifilkom
3rd person tiflu tifilha tifilhom
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