żelaq

Maltese

Root
ż-l-q
8 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛ.laʔ/
• Rhymes: -ɛlaʔ

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^[1]:

     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