ħall

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħall/
  • Rhymes: -all

Etymology 1

Root
ħ-l-l
6 terms

From Arabic حَلَّ (ḥalla).

Verb

ħall (imperfect jħoll, past participle maħlul, verbal noun ħall)

  1. to loosen, to untie, to dissolve
    • 1975, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Kappella tal-Paċi”, in L-Għanja tas-Sittin:
      Ejja ‘l hawn, la tibżax minni,
      bil-katina ma norbtokx;
      norbtok biss bl-għeruq ta’ qalbi,
      f’ħajti kollha ma nħollokx.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ħall (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħallejt ħallejt ħall ħallejna ħallejtu ħallew
f ħallet
imperfect m nħoll tħoll jħoll nħollu tħollu jħollu
f tħoll
imperative ħoll ħollu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħallejtx ħallejtx ħallx ħallejniex ħallejtux ħallewx
f ħallitx
imperfect m nħollx tħollx jħollx nħollux tħollux jħollux
f tħollx
imperative tħollx tħollux

Noun

ħall m

  1. verbal noun of ħall

Etymology 2

From Arabic خَلّ (ḵall).

Noun

ħall m

  1. vinegar
Derived terms