tefa'

== Maltese == === Alternative forms === tafa’ === Etymology === From Arabic دَفَعَ (dafaʕa, “to push, thrust”) with regular assimilation of /df/ to [tf] in inflected forms and subsequent generalisation of the unvoiced consonant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.fa/ IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.faˤ/ (archaic) Homophones: tefgħa (general), tefa (except archaically) Rhymes: -ɛfa, -ɛfaˤ === Verb === tefa’ (imperfect jitfa’, past participle mitfugħ, verbal noun tfigħ) to throw Synonyms: xeħet, waddab to assign Tefgħuh jaħdem il-biċċerija. ― They assigned him to work at the slaughterhouse. to post, mail to submit Synonym: ssottometta Tfajtha l-applikazzjoni? ― Did you submit the application? to place, to put Synonyms: qiegħed, poġġa, xeħet, għamel Itfa’ l-basket fuq il-mejda. ― Put the bag on the table. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ====