tarraf

Maltese

Root
t-r-f
9 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic طَرَّفَ (ṭarrafa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtar.raf/

Verb

tarraf (imperfect jtarraf, past participle mtarraf, verbal noun titrif)

  1. to banish, exile
  2. to hint indirectly
  3. to let someone in secretly
Conjugation
Conjugation of tarraf (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m tarraft tarraft tarraf tarrafna tarraftu tarrfu
f tarrfet
imperfect m ntarraf ttarraf jtarraf ntarrfu ttarrfu jtarrfu
f ttarraf
imperative tarraf tarrfu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m tarraftx tarraftx tarrafx tarrafniex tarraftux tarrfux
f tarrfitx
imperfect m ntarrafx ttarrafx jtarrafx ntarrfux ttarrfux jtarrfux
f ttarrafx
imperative ttarrafx ttarrfux

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tarˈraːf/

Noun

tarraf m (plural tarrafa or tarrafin, feminine tarrafa)

  1. agent noun of tarraf