selaħ

Maltese

Root
s-l-ħ
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَلَخَ (salaḵa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.laħ/

Verb

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

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