debaħ

Maltese

Root
d-b-ħ
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ذَبَحَ (ḏabaḥa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.baħ/

Verb

debaħ (imperfect jidbaħ or jidboħ, past participle midbuħ, verbal noun dbiħ)

  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 (Form I)
positive forms
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
Conjugation of debaħ (Form I)
positive forms
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 nidboħ tidboħ jidboħ nidbħu tidbħu jidbħu
f tidboħ
imperative idboħ idbħu
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