debaħ

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ذَبَحَ‎ (ḏabaḥa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɛbaħ/

Verb

debaħ (imperfect jidbaħ, past participle midbuħ)

(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.
(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

	singular					plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person m	3^rd person f		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
	jien(a)	int(i)	hu(wa)	hi(ja)		aħna	intom	huma
perfect	dbaħt	dbaħt	debaħ	debħet		dbaħna	dbaħtu	debħu

imperfect	nidbaħ	tidbaħ	jidbaħ	tidbaħ		nidbħu	tidbħu	jidbħu

imperative		idbaħ					idbħu

Derived terms

debħa

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