għafas

== Maltese == === Alternative forms === għafes === Etymology === From Arabic عَفَسَ (ʕafasa). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaː.fas/ IPA(key): /ˈaˤː.fas/ (archaic) Homophone: agħfas Rhymes: -aːfas, -aˤːfas === Verb === għafas (imperfect jagħfas, past participle magħfus, verbal noun għafis) to press (to apply pressure) to squeeze to press, to force to urge to be hard on (someone) to be urgent to emphasize [with fuq] to depend [with fuq ‘on someone or something’] to push (someone) [with ma’ ‘against’] ==== Conjugation ====