tniffes

Maltese
Root
n-f-s
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَنَفَّسَ‎ (tanaffasa, “to breathe”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtnɪf.fɛs/

Verb

tniffes (imperfect jitniffes, verbal noun tniffis)

  1. (dated) to breathe
    Synonym: ħa nifs
  2. (figurative, now predominant, often negated) to move slightly, at all
    Ħadd minnhom ma jitniffes.
    None of them moves at all / lifts a finger.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of tniffes
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m tniffist tniffist tniffes tniffisna tniffistu tniffsu
f tniffset
imperfect m nitniffes titniffes jitniffes nitniffsu titniffsu jitniffsu
f titniffes
imperative tniffes tniffsu
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