xellef

Maltese

Root
x-l-f
2 terms

Etymology

Probably inherited from dialectal Arabic; compare North Levantine Arabic شلف‎ (šalaf, “to throw”). The football sense is a calque of English chip.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛl.lɛf/

Verb

xellef (imperfect jxellef, past participle mxellef, verbal noun tixlif)

to chip, to hew off a piece from
(figuratively) to break (a promise), to compromise (a principle)
(figuratively) to reduce (a price, wage)
(soccer) to chip (strike the ball lightly such that it ascends steeply)

Conjugation

Conjugation of xellef
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	xellift	xellift	xellef		xellifna	xelliftu	xellfu
perfect	f	xellift	xellift	xellfet		xellifna	xelliftu	xellfu
imperfect	m	nxellef	xxellef	jxellef		nxellfu	xxellfu	jxellfu
imperfect	f	nxellef	xxellef	xxellef		nxellfu	xxellfu	jxellfu
imperative			xellef				xellfu

Derived terms

xellef difru

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