ħeles
See also: heles
Maltese edit
| Root |
|---|
| ħ-l-s |
| 14 terms |
Etymology edit
From Arabic خَلَصَ (ḵalaṣa, “to get rid”). Also adopted the transitive sense of Arabic خَلَّصَ (ḵallaṣa).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ħeles (imperfect jeħles, past participle meħlus, active participle ħieles, verbal noun ħlas or ħelsien)
- (transitive) to free or deliver (someone from)
- (intransitive) to get rid (of); to free oneself (from)
- Mhux faċli neħilsu mill-vizzji qodma tagħna.
- It's not easy to get rid of one's old bad habits.
- (intransitive) to deliver, give birth
Conjugation edit
| Conjugation of ħeles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | ħlist | ħlist | ħeles | ħlisna | ħlistu | ħelsu | |
| f | ħelset | |||||||
| imperfect | m | neħles | teħles | jeħles | neħilsu | teħilsu | jeħilsu | |
| f | teħles | |||||||
| imperative | eħles | eħilsu | ||||||