żelaq

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Maltese

Root
ż-l-q
8 terms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Arabic زَلَقَ (zalaqa).

Verb

żelaq (imperfect jiżloq, past participle miżluq, verbal noun żelaq or żliq)

  1. to slip, lose traction
    • 2020 December 22, Amy Borg, “Mara fil-periklu tal-mewt wara li żelqet hi u tielgħa fuq bankina”, in Newsbook.com.mt, archived from the original on 2024-07-05:
      Mara ta’ 39 sena residenti n-Nadur ittieħdet b’emerġenza l-Isptar Ġenerali t’Għawdex wara li żelqet waqt li kienet tielgħa fuq bankina.
      A 39-year-old woman from Nadur was taken to Gozo General Hospital as an emergency patient after she had slipped while stepping on a pavement.
  2. (figurative) to slip, make a mistake (especially by saying something)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of żelaq
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m żlaqt żlaqt żelaq żlaqna żlaqtu żelqu
f żelqet
imperfect m niżloq tiżloq jiżloq niżolqu tiżolqu jiżolqu
f tiżloq
imperative iżloq iżolqu

Etymology 2

From Arabic زَلَق (zalaq).

Noun

żelaq m (instance noun żelqa)

  1. verbal noun of żelaq