ħeles

See also: heles

Maltese
Root
ħ-l-s
14 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خَلَصَ‎ (ḵalaṣa, “to get rid”). Also adopted the transitive sense of Arabic خَلَّصَ‎ (ḵallaṣa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈħɛ.lɛs/

Verb

ħeles (imperfect jeħles, past participle meħlus, active participle ħieles, verbal noun ħlas or ħelsien)

  1. (transitive) to free or deliver (someone from)
  2. (intransitive) to get rid (of); to free oneself (from)
    Mhux faċli neħilsu mill-vizzji qodma tagħna.
    It's not easy to get rid of one's old bad habits.
  3. (intransitive) to deliver, give birth
    Synonyms: welled, wieled, wiled

Conjugation
    Conjugation of ħeles
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħlist ħlist ħeles ħlisna ħlistu ħelsu
f ħelset
imperfect m neħles teħles jeħles neħilsu teħilsu jeħilsu
f teħles
imperative eħles eħilsu
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