għaffeġ

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Maltese

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Etymology

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An intensive second stem of Arabic عَفِجَ (ʕafija, to beat) Possibly from Berber, compare Algerian Arabic ‘affež, id. ~ Ouargli and Mozabite effeẓ ‘to crunch, to crush with the teeth; to chew'.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaːf.fɛt͡ʃ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈaˤːf.fɛt͡ʃ/ (archaic)

Verb

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għaffeġ (imperfect jgħaffeġ, past participle mgħaffeġ)

  1. to crush

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of għaffeġ
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għaffiġt għaffiġt għaffeġ għaffiġna għaffiġtu għaffġu
f għaffġet
imperfect m ngħaffeġ tgħaffeġ jgħaffeġ ngħaffġu tgħaffġu jgħaffġu
f tgħaffeġ
imperative għaffeġ għaffġu