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