tfajjel

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Maltese[edit]

Root
t-f-l
8 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic طُفَيْل (ṭufayl, now only used in the sense of “parasite”), diminutive of طِفْل (ṭifl, child), whence Maltese tifel.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tfajjel m (plural tfajlin, feminine tfajla)

  1. Diminutive of tifel (boy; child)
  2. (colloquial) kid