debaħ
Maltese
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editdebaħ (imperfect jidbaħ or jidboħ, past participle midbuħ, verbal noun dbiħ)
- (religion) to slaughter and sacrifice a victim (usually an animal)
- Alla talab minn Abraham biex jidbaħ lil ibnu Iżakk.
- God demanded of Abraham that he sacrifice his son Isaac.
- (now rare) to slaughter (in general)
Usage notes
edit- For normal slaughtering of animals qatel (“to kill”) is used. The verb biċċer most often means “to butcher, kill brutally”.
Conjugation
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- Maltese terms belonging to the root d-b-ħ
- Maltese terms inherited from Arabic
- Maltese terms derived from Arabic
- Maltese 2-syllable words
- Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Maltese lemmas
- Maltese verbs
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- Maltese terms with usage examples
- Maltese terms with rare senses
- Maltese form-I verbs
- Maltese sound form-I verbs
- Maltese sound verbs