żelaq

Maltese

Root
ż-l-q
8 terms

From Arabic ⁧زَلَقَ⁩ (zalaqa).

żelaq (imperfect jiżloq, past participle miżluq, verbal noun żelaq or żliq)

to slip, lose traction
- 2020 December 22, Amy Borg, “Mara fil-periklu tal-mewt wara li żelqet hi u tielgħa fuq bankina”, in Newsbook.com.mt‎:
  Mara ta’ 39 sena residenti n-Nadur ittieħdet b’emerġenza l-Isptar Ġenerali t’Għawdex wara li żelqet waqt li kienet tielgħa fuq bankina.
  A 39-year-old woman from Nadur was taken to Gozo General Hospital as an emergency patient after she had slipped while stepping on a pavement.
(figurative) to slip, make a mistake (especially by saying something)

From Arabic ⁧زَلَق⁩ (zalaq).

żelaq m (instance noun żelqa)

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