strieħ

Maltese

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 (term) 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)

  1. to rest

Conjugation

  • mistrieħ
  • serħ
  • serraħ
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