tfajjel
Maltese
[edit]| Root |
|---|
| t-f-l |
| 8 terms |
Etymology
[edit]From Arabic طُفَيْل (ṭufayl, now only used in the sense of “parasite”), diminutive of طِفْل (ṭifl, “child”), whence Maltese tifel.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tfajjel m (plural tfajlin, feminine tfajla)
- diminutive of tifel (“boy; child”)
- (colloquial) kid