difa

Maltese

Root
d-f-j
3 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪ.fa/
• Rhymes: -ɪfa

Etymology 1

From Arabic دَفِئَ (dafiʔa).

Verb

difa (imperfect jidfi)

1. to become warm or tepid

Conjugation

Conjugation of difa (Form I)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	dfejt	dfejt	difa	dfejna	dfejtu	dfew
	f			dfiet
imperfect	m	nidfi	tidfi	jidfi	nidfu	tidfu	jidfu
	f			tidfi
imperative			idfi			idfu

Etymology 2

From Arabic دَفَاء (dafāʔ).

Noun

difa f

1. mild weather (especially in wintertime)

   Alternative form: diefa

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• dáfá, díá

Etymology

dá (“to cast, to divinate”) +‎ ifá (“Ifá, the Yoruba process of divination”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dí.fá/

Verb

dífá

1. to practice or engage in Ifa divination

Derived terms

• adífá (“babalawo, Ifa diviner”)
• dífá-dífá (“Ifa priest”)