tefa

Maltese

Root
t-f-j
5 terms

Alternative forms

• tafa

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic أَطْفَأَ (ʔaṭfaʔa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.fa/
• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.faˤ/ (archaic)
• Homophones: tefa’, tefgħa (except archaically)
• Rhymes: -ɛfa, -ɛfaˤ

Verb

tefa (imperfect jitfi, past participle mitfi, verbal noun tifi)

1. to extinguish (fire)

   Antonym: xegħel

   Il-pumpiera tfew in-nar. ― The firefighters extinguished the fire.

2. to turn off (device)

   Antonym: xegħel

   Itfi l-mowbajl. ― Turn off the mobile phone.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tefa (Form I, final-weak, e ~ i-i)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	tfejt	tfejt	tefa	tfejna	tfejtu	tfew
	f			tfiet
imperfect	m	nitfi	titfi	jitfi	nitfu	titfu	jitfu
	f			titfi
imperative			itfi			itfu
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	tfejtx	tfejtx	tefiex	tfejniex	tfejtux	tfewx
	f			tfietx
imperfect	m	nitfix	titfix	jitfix	nitfux	titfux	jitfux
	f			titfix
imperative			titfix			titfux

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtefa/ [ˈt̪e.fa]
• Rhymes: -efa
• Syllabification: te‧fa

Noun

tefa f (plural tefas)

1. a kind of tile