tefa

== Maltese == === Alternative forms === tafa === Etymology === From Arabic أَطْفَأَ (ʔaṭfaʔa). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.fa/ IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.faˤ/ (archaic) Homophones: tefa’, tefgħa (except archaically) Rhymes: -ɛfa, -ɛfaˤ === Verb === tefa (imperfect jitfi, past participle mitfi, verbal noun tifi) to extinguish (fire) Antonym: xegħel Il-pumpiera tfew in-nar. ― The firefighters extinguished the fire. to turn off (device) Antonym: xegħel Itfi l-mowbajl. ― Turn off the mobile phone. ==== Conjugation ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtefa/ [ˈt̪e.fa] Rhymes: -efa Syllabification: te‧fa === Noun === tefa f (plural tefas) a kind of tile