selaħ

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Maltese[edit]

Root
s-l-ħ
5 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic سَلَخَ (salaḵa).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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[edit]

    Conjugation of selaħ
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