Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic كَشَفَ (kašafa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪ.ʃɛf/
- Rhymes: -ɪʃɛf
Verb
kixef (imperfect jikxef, past participle mikxuf, verbal noun kxif)
- to uncover; to reveal; to disclose (make known something that was secret or dubious)
Fil-ktieb tagħha tikxef il-verità dwar il-ħajja privata ta’ missierha.- In her book, she uncovers the truth about her father’s private life.
2021 [2017], Antoine Cassar, Erbgħin Jum, 2nd edition, Malta: Ede Books:Bl-istess libsa vjola, tikxifli ħobbok
lewn l-ewwel ftira ma’ ħjiel iż-żerniq,
bl-istess sandli, difrejk ħomor daqs qalbi,
u xagħrek immewweġ jofrogħ fir-riħ.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- to discover
Conjugation
Conjugation of kixef (Form I)
| positive forms
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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m
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kxift
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kxift
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kixef
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kxifna
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kxiftu
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kixfu
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| f
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kixfet
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m
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nikxef
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tikxef
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jikxef
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nikxfu
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tikxfu
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jikxfu
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| f
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tikxef
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| imperative
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ikxef
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ikxfu
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| negative forms
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| perfect
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m
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kxiftx
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kxiftx
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kixef
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kxifniex
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kxiftux
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kixfux
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| f
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kixfitx
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m
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nikxifx
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tikxifx
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jikxifx
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nikxfux
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tikxfux
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jikxfux
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| f
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tikxifx
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| imperative
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tikxifx
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tikxfux
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