tfajjel

Maltese
Root
t-f-l
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ⁧طُفَيْل⁩ (ṭufayl, now only used in the sense of “parasite”), diminutive of ⁧طِفْل⁩ (ṭifl, “child”), whence Maltese tifel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtfaj.jɛl/

Noun

tfajjel m (plural tfajlin, feminine tfajla)

  1. Diminutive of tifel (“boy; child”)
  2. (colloquial) kid
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