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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic أَتْلَفَ (ʔatlafa, “to ruin, spoil, waste”).
Pronunciation
Verb
tilef (imperfect jitlef, past participle mitluf, verbal noun telf or telfien)
- to lose, cease to have
- Antonyms: kiseb, rċieva, sab
- Tlift il-ktieb ġdid tiegħi. ― I lost my new book.
- to lose (a game, etc.)
- Antonym: rebaħ
- to miss, to be late for
- to lose sight
Conjugation