Past participle: mxellef
Noun from verb: tixlif
Verb Classification:
Hyphenation:
Perfect
| Sg.1 | xellift |
| Sg.2 | xellift |
| Sg.3m | xellef |
| Sg.3f | xellfet |
| Pl.1 | xellifna |
| Pl.2 | xelliftu |
| Pl.3 | xellfu |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | nxellef |
| Sg.2 | xxellef |
| Sg.3m | jxellef |
| Sg.3f | xxellef |
| Pl.1 | nxellfu |
| Pl.2 | xxellfu |
| Pl.3 | jxellfu |
Imperative
| Singular | xellef |
| Plural | xellfu |
Verbs conjugated like xellef
ażżem,
baċċaċ,
baċċan,
bagħal,
baħħar,
bajjad,
bakkar,
ballas,
ballat,
bannan,
bannas,
bannat,
baqqa,
baqqa’,
baqqan,
baqqaq,
baqqar,
baqqat,
barra,
barrad
Etymology
Probably inherited from dialectal Arabic; compare North Levantine Arabic شلف (šalaf, “to throw”). The football sense is a calque of English chip. See: English '
chip'.
Sample Sentences