strieħ

Maltese

Root
s-r-ħ
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَراحَ (istarāḥa), a tenth stem from the root ر و ح (r-w-ḥ). In Maltese, a new root s-r-ħ was derived from this, perhaps to some degree by merger with Arabic س ر ح (s-r-ḥ), which is generally related to “moving”, but has some related senses like “grazing” and “being free from trouble”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /strɪːħ/

Verb

strieħ (imperfect jistrieħ)

to rest

Conjugation

Conjugation of **strieħ**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	straħt	straħt	strieħ	straħna	straħtu	strieħu
perfect	f	straħt	straħt	strieħet	straħna	straħtu	strieħu
imperfect	m	nistrieħ	tistrieħ	jistrieħ	nistrieħu	tistrieħu	jistrieħu
imperfect	f	nistrieħ	tistrieħ	tistrieħ	nistrieħu	tistrieħu	jistrieħu
imperative			strieħ			strieħu

Colloquially, the first and second persons of the perfect may be formed irregularly as striħajt, striħajna, striħajtu.