tefgħa

Maltese

Root
t-f-għ
9 terms

Etymology

From Arabic دَفْعة (dafʕa, “push, thrust”) with /t/ after the underlying verb tefa’ (“to throw”), which see.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.fa/
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.faˤ/ (archaic)
  • Homophones: tefa’ (general), tefa (standard only)
  • Rhymes: -ɛfa, -ɛfaˤ

Noun

tefgħa f (plural tefgħat)

  1. a throw; instance of throwing
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