tefgħa

Maltese

Root
t-f-għ
9 terms

Etymology

From Arabic دَفْعة (dafʕa, “push, thrust”) with /t/ after the underlying verb tefa’ (“to throw”), which see.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.fa/
• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.faˤ/ (archaic)
• Homophones: tefa’ (general), tefa (standard only)

Noun

tefgħa f (plural tefgħat)

1. a throw; instance of throwing