fesfes
Maltese
Root |
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f-s-f-s |
Etymology
From Arabic وَسْوَسَ (waswasa). The replacement of /w/ with voiceless /f/ is onomatopoetic; 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