tfajla

== Maltese == === Etymology === From Arabic طُفَيْلة (ṭufayla), diminutive of طِفْلة (ṭifla, “female child”), whence Maltese tifla. By surface analysis, tfajjel +‎ -a. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtfaj.la/ Rhymes: -ajla === Noun === tfajla f (plural tfajliet, masculine tfajjel) diminutive of tifla (“girl”) female adolescent or young woman; girl (in this sense) Synonym: xebba ==== Usage notes ==== The sense “adolescent, young adult” is specific to the feminine and does not exist in the masculine equivalent tfajjel. The word żagħżugħ is used instead.