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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic ضَعِيف (ḍaʕīf, “weak”). The original sense is continued by dgħajjef, from a diminutive.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dgħif (feminine singular dgħifa, plural dgħifa or dgħaf)
- lean (of meat: containing little fat)