Where does “refa'” come from?

refa' (Maltese) comes from Arabic رَفَعَ, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

refa' (Maltese): to lift, to raise

Definitions

  1. to lift, to raise

Ancestry of “refa'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرَفَعَraise up; to lift
2Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
3Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →Every word from Arabic ف →Every word from Arabic رَفَعَ →