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
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