debaħ

Maltese

Root
d-b-ħ
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ذَبَحَ (ḏabaḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.baħ/

Verb

debaħ (imperfect jidbaħ, past participle midbuħ)

1. (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.

2. (now rare) to slaughter (in general)

Usage notes

• For normal slaughtering of animals qatel (“to kill”) is used. The verb biċċer most often means “to butcher, kill brutally”.

Conjugation

Conjugation of debaħ
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	dbaħt	dbaħt	debaħ		dbaħna	dbaħtu	debħu
	f			debħet
imperfect	m	nidbaħ	tidbaħ	jidbaħ		nidbħu	tidbħu	jidbħu
	f			tidbaħ
imperative			idbaħ				idbħu