fesfes

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Maltese

Root
f-s-f-s
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic وَسْوَسَ (waswasa). The replacement of /w/ with voiceless /f/ is onomatopoeic; moreover it simplifies the formation of the conjugated forms since forms like weswsu would have to be contracted (compare werwer).

Pronunciation

Verb

fesfes (imperfect jfesfes)

  1. to whisper
  2. to hiss

Conjugation

Conjugation of fesfes
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m fesfist fesfist fesfes fesfisna fesfistu fesfsu
f fesfset
imperfect m nfesfes tfesfes jfesfes nfesfsu tfesfsu jfesfsu
f tfesfes
imperative fesfes fesfsu