refa'

Maltese

Root
r-f-għ
2 terms

Alternative forms

rafa’

Etymology

From Arabic رَفَعَ‎ (rafaʕa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.fa/
IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.faˤ/ (archaic)

Verb

refa’ (imperfect jerfa’, past participle merfugħ, verbal noun rfigħ or rfugħ)

to lift, to raise
to heave
to store
to exalt
to reach menopause
to try to hit someone [+ fuq (object)] or [+ għal (object)]
to cease doing something [+ minn (object)]
to save someone [+ minn (object)]
to try to have sex with [+ għal (object)]

Conjugation

Conjugation of refa’
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	rfajt	rfajt	refa’		rfajna	rfajtu	refgħu
perfect	f	rfajt	rfajt	refgħet		rfajna	rfajtu	refgħu
imperfect	m	nerfa’	terfa’	jerfa’		nerfgħu	terfgħu	jerfgħu
imperfect	f	nerfa’	terfa’	terfa’		nerfgħu	terfgħu	jerfgħu
imperative			erfa’				erfgħu

See also

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