tifla

Maltese
Root
t-f-l
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ⁧طِفْلة⁩ (ṭifla, “little girl”), feminine of ⁧طِفْل⁩ (ṭifl). Equivalent to tifel +‎ -a.

The plural bniet is from Arabic ⁧بَنات⁩ (banāt), thus originally plural of bint (“daughter”), but now not commonly used anymore to mean “female offspring” specifically, for which ulied bniet (literally “children girls”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪf.la/

Noun

tifla f (plural bniet, masculine tifel, diminutive tfajla)

  1. girl, female child
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