ħall
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ħall/
Etymology 1
From Arabic حَلَّ (ḥalla).
Verb
ħall (imperfect jħoll, past participle maħlul)
- to loosen; to untie; to dissolve
Conjugation
conjugation of ħall
| singular | plural | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person m | 3rd person f | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| jien(a) | int(i) | hu(wa) | hi(ja) | aħna | intom | huma | |||
| perfect | ħallejt | ħallejt | ħall | ħallet | ħallejna | ħallejtu | ħallew | ||
| imperfect | nħoll | tħoll | jħoll | tħoll | nħollu | tħollu | jħollu | ||
| imperative | ħoll | ħollu | |||||||
- Most of the perfect forms merge with those of ħalla. If necessary, the ambuigity can be dissolved by using kien + imperfect.
Related terms
- ħalliel
- nħall
Etymology 2
From Arabic خَلّ (ḵall).
Noun
ħall m
- vinegar