ħawwef

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Maltese

Root
ħ-w-f (fear)
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خَوَّفَ (ḵawwafa).

Pronunciation

Verb

ħawwef (imperfect jħawwef, past participle mħawwef, verbal noun taħwif)

  1. to scare, to frighten
  2. to lose weight

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ħawwef
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħawwift ħawwift ħawwef ħawwifna ħawwiftu ħawfu
f ħawfet
imperfect m nħawwef tħawwef jħawwef nħawfu tħawfu jħawfu
f tħawwef
imperative ħawwef ħawfu