selaħ

Maltese

Root
s-l-ħ
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَلَخَ (salaḵa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.laħ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlaħ

Verb

selaħ (imperfect jisloħ, past participle misluħ, verbal noun sliħ or selħ)

  1. to skin (an animal)
    Synonym: qaxxar
  2. to bruise or scrape one's skin
  3. to extort
  4. to scrounge

Conjugation

Conjugation of selaħ (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m slaħt slaħt selaħ slaħna slaħtu selħu
f selħet
imperfect m nisloħ tisloħ jisloħ nisolħu tisolħu jisolħu
f tisloħ
imperative isloħ isolħu
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