għafas

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Maltese

Root
għ-f-s
3 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic عَفَسَ (ʕafasa).

Pronunciation

Verb

għafas (imperfect jagħfas, past participle magħfus, verbal noun għafis)

  1. to press (to apply pressure)
  2. to squeeze
    • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Għafastha għax emozzjonata ħafna u għandi bżonn kbir li nħoss lil xi ħadd qrib tiegħi.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. to press, to force
  4. to urge
  5. to be hard on (someone)
  6. to be urgent
  7. to emphasize
    • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      It-Technical School kellha l-fama li kienet aktar tagħfas fuq suġġetti tekniċi milli akkademiċi.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  8. to depend
  9. to push (someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of għafas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għafast għafast għafas għafasna għafastu għafsu
f għafset
imperfect m nagħfas tagħfas jagħfas nagħfsu tagħfsu jagħfsu
f tagħfas
imperative agħfas agħfsu