salab

Maltese

Root
s-l-b
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صَلَبَ (ṣalaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.lap/

Verb

salab (imperfect jislob, past participle mislub)

1. (archaic) Alternative form of sallab (“to crucify”)

Usage notes

• The past participle mislub remains in common use alongside msallab.

Conjugation

Conjugation of salab
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	slabt	slabt	salab		slabna	slabtu	salbu
	f			salbet
imperfect	m	nislob	tislob	jislob		nisolbu	tisolbu	jisolbu
	f			tislob
imperative			islob				isolbu

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsalab/ [ˈsa.lɐb] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -alab
  • IPA^(key): /saˈlab/ [sɐˈlab] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -ab
• Syllabification: sa‧lab

Noun

salab (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜊ᜔)

1. scorching; singing; searing

   Synonyms: darang, pagdadarang, dandang, ihaw

Derived terms

• isalab
• magsalab
• pagsalab
• pagsasalab
• salaban
• salabin

 

Adjective

saláb (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜊ᜔)

1. singed; scorched

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsalab/ [ˈsa.lɐb]
• Rhymes: -alab
• Syllabification: sa‧lab

Noun

salab (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜊ᜔)

1. dried leaf of the coconut tree

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saˈlab/ [sɐˈlab]
• Rhymes: -ab
• Syllabification: sa‧lab

Noun

saláb (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜊ᜔)

1. Guioa koelreuteriana (a species of rainforest tree)

   Synonyms: alasan, anoyen