taffa

Maltese

Root
t-f-j
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic طَفَّأَ (ṭaffaʔa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaf.fa/
• Rhymes: -affa

Verb

taffa (imperfect jtaffi, past participle mtaffi or mtoffi, verbal noun titfija or tafja)

1. to relieve, mitigate

Conjugation

Conjugation of taffa (Form II)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	taffejt	taffejt	taffa	taffejna	taffejtu	taffew
	f			taffiet
imperfect	m	ntaffi	ttaffi	jtaffi	ntaffu	ttaffu	jtaffu
	f			ttaffi
imperative			taffi			taffu
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	taffejtx	taffejtx	taffiex	taffejniex	taffejtux	taffewx
	f			taffietx
imperfect	m	ntaffix	ttaffix	jtaffix	ntaffux	ttaffux	jtaffux
	f			ttaffix
imperative			ttaffix			ttaffux