ħall

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħall/
• Rhymes: -all

Etymology 1

Root
ħ-l-l
6 terms

From Arabic حَلَّ (ḥalla).

Verb

ħall (imperfect jħoll, past participle maħlul, verbal noun ħall)

1. to loosen, to untie, to dissolve
   • 1975, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Kappella tal-Paċi”, in L-Għanja tas-Sittin:

     Ejja ‘l hawn, la tibżax minni,
     bil-katina ma norbtokx;
     norbtok biss bl-għeruq ta’ qalbi,
     f’ħajti kollha ma nħollokx.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħall
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ħallejt	ħallejt	ħall		ħallejna	ħallejtu	ħallew
	f			ħallet
imperfect	m	nħoll	tħoll	jħoll		nħollu	tħollu	jħollu
	f			tħoll
imperative			ħoll				ħollu

Noun

ħall m

1. verbal noun of ħall

Etymology 2

From Arabic خَلّ (ḵall).

Noun

ħall m

1. vinegar

Derived terms

• qares ħall