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ħallas

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Maltese

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Root
ħ-l-s
14 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic خَلَّصَ (ḵallaṣa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ħallas (imperfect jħallas, past participle mħallas, verbal noun taħlis or ħlas)

  1. to pay
    Ħallasni issa!Pay me now!
    • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Ċensu, Alla jaħfirlu, kien xeba’ jressaq petizzjonijiet lis-Segretarju tal-Gvern biex titnaqqaslu l-qbiela u jingħata arranġament ħalli jħallas bin-nifs.
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  2. to recompense, to reward
    Alla jħallasMay God reward you.
  3. to comb
    Ħallasli xagħri.Comb my hair.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of ħallas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħallast ħallast ħallas ħallasna ħallastu ħallsu
f ħallset
imperfect m nħallas tħallas jħallas nħallsu tħallsu jħallsu
f tħallas
imperative ħallas ħallsu

Derived terms

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