fesfes

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

IPA^(key): /ˈfɛs.fɛs/

Verb

fesfes (imperfect jfesfes)

to whisper
to hiss

Conjugation

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

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