saħħa

Maltese

Root
s-ħ-ħ
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صِحَّة (ṣiḥḥa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaħ.ħa/

Noun

saħħa f (dual saħħtejn, plural saħħiet)

  1. health
    • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Għax meta missieri kien jibni xi gallinar, jew xi xatba, jew xi kannizzata, qatt ma kien jixtri xejn, iżda jlaqqat u jillapazza b’dak li jsib. Imma jiena ma ridtx għarix mibni bl-imbarazz, iżda kamp sabiħ u pulit u b’saħħtu.
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  2. welfare
  3. strength

Inflection

Inflection of saħħa
singular plural
m f
singular 1st person saħħti saħħitna
2nd person saħħtek saħħitkom
3rd person saħħtu saħħitha saħħithom
plural 1st person saħħieti saħħietna
2nd person saħħietek saħħietkom
3rd person saħħietu saħħietha saħħiethom

Interjection

saħħa

  1. goodbye
    Synonym: ċaw