"xellef" meaning in Maltese

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Verb

IPA: /ˈʃɛl.lɛf/
Etymology: Probably inherited from dialectal Arabic; compare North Levantine Arabic شلف (šalaf, “to throw”). The football sense is a calque of English chip. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|-}} Arabic, {{cog|apc|شلف|t=to throw|tr=šalaf}} North Levantine Arabic شلف (šalaf, “to throw”), {{cal|mt|en|chip|nocap=1}} calque of English chip Head templates: {{mt-verb|jxellef|mxellef|vn=tixlif}} xellef (imperfect jxellef, past participle mxellef, verbal noun tixlif) Inflection templates: {{mt-conj|xellift|xellift|xellef|xellfet|xellifna|xelliftu|xellfu|nxellef|xxellef|jxellef|xxellef|nxellfu|xxellfu|jxellfu|xellef|xellfu}} Forms: jxellef [imperfect], mxellef [participle, past], tixlif [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], xellift [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], xellift [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], xellef [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], xellifna [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], xelliftu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], xellfu [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], xellift [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], xellift [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], xellfet [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], xellifna [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], xelliftu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], xellfu [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nxellef [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], xxellef [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jxellef [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nxellfu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], xxellfu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jxellfu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nxellef [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], xxellef [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], xxellef [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nxellfu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], xxellfu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jxellfu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], xellef [imperative, second-person, singular], xellfu [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to chip, to hew off a piece from
    Sense id: en-xellef-mt-verb-SqNEAqAk
  2. (figuratively) to break (a promise), to compromise (a principle) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-xellef-mt-verb-xYt7L~UK
  3. (figuratively) to reduce (a price, wage) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-xellef-mt-verb-c1yKXVNA
  4. (soccer) to chip (strike the ball lightly such that it ascends steeply) Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-xellef-mt-verb-lGHB0QoD Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 10 14 22 55 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: xellef difru

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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        "imperfect"
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    {
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        "participle",
        "past"
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "nxellef",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xxellef",
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      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "third-person"
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        "second-person"
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    },
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xellef",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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        "15": "xellef",
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        "3": "xellef",
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        "8": "nxellef",
        "9": "xxellef"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "to chip, to hew off a piece from"
      ],
      "id": "en-xellef-mt-verb-SqNEAqAk",
      "links": [
        [
          "chip",
          "chip"
        ],
        [
          "hew",
          "hew"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "to break (a promise), to compromise (a principle)"
      ],
      "id": "en-xellef-mt-verb-xYt7L~UK",
      "links": [
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ],
        [
          "compromise",
          "compromise"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figuratively) to break (a promise), to compromise (a principle)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to reduce (a price, wage)"
      ],
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        [
          "reduce",
          "reduce"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to reduce (a price, wage)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Football (soccer)",
          "orig": "mt:Football (soccer)",
          "parents": [
            "Football",
            "Ball games",
            "Sports",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 14 22 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to chip (strike the ball lightly such that it ascends steeply)"
      ],
      "id": "en-xellef-mt-verb-lGHB0QoD",
      "links": [
        [
          "soccer",
          "soccer"
        ],
        [
          "chip",
          "chip"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(soccer) to chip (strike the ball lightly such that it ascends steeply)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "soccer",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛl.lɛf/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "xellef"
}

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    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese form-II verbs",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese sound form-II verbs",
    "Maltese sound verbs",
    "Maltese terms calqued from English",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms derived from English",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Maltese verbs"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "xellef difru"
    }
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      "form": "jxellef",
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        "imperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "tixlif",
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        "noun-from-verb"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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        "singular"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "xellef",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xellifna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xelliftu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xellift",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xellift",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xellfet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xellifna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xelliftu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "third-person"
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        "plural"
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        "second-person"
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "xellfu",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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        "15": "xellef",
        "16": "xellfu",
        "2": "xellift",
        "3": "xellef",
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        "5": "xellifna",
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        "9": "xxellef"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to chip, to hew off a piece from"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chip",
          "chip"
        ],
        [
          "hew",
          "hew"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to break (a promise), to compromise (a principle)"
      ],
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        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ],
        [
          "compromise",
          "compromise"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figuratively) to break (a promise), to compromise (a principle)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to reduce (a price, wage)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reduce",
          "reduce"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to reduce (a price, wage)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "mt:Football (soccer)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to chip (strike the ball lightly such that it ascends steeply)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "soccer",
          "soccer"
        ],
        [
          "chip",
          "chip"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(soccer) to chip (strike the ball lightly such that it ascends steeply)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "soccer",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛl.lɛf/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "xellef"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Maltese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-13 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-01 using wiktextract (ee658f9 and be4df6b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.