tfajla
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Maltese
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t-f-l |
8 terms |
Etymology
[edit]From Arabic طُفَيْلة (ṭufayla), diminutive of طِفْلة (ṭifla, “female child”), whence Maltese tifla. By surface analysis, tfajjel + -a.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tfajla f (plural tfajliet, masculine tfajjel)
- diminutive of tifla (“girl”)
- female adolescent or young woman; girl (in this sense)
- Synonym: xebba