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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic ذَبَحَ (ḏabaḥa).
Pronunciation
Verb
debaħ (imperfect jidbaħ or jidboħ, past participle midbuħ, verbal noun dbiħ)
- (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