Meaning of sliem | Babel Free
slɪːmDefinitions
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verbal noun of silem: masculine
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peace, harmony, tranquility masculine
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peace, absence of war archaic, masculine
Equivalents
English
peace
Examples
“X’sejra ġġibilna ġewwa l-fardal tiegħek. ja Sena Ġdida? Ah! biegħed minna il-għelt, il-ġlied, id-demm bejn l-aħwa; rażżan ir-regħba u l-ġibdiet tal-ħakma, rattab l-irjus u l-qlub, ġibilna s-sabar ta’ xulxin, l-imħabba, ġibilna l-għaqda, ġibilna s-sliem, ġibilna l-ħelsien!”
“Ħarbat, mewwet dawk id-dwieli, wild il-għaraq tal-ħaddiem, żomm il-fqir ġol-gorboġ waħdu, u bla ħobż, bla dawl, bla sliem!”
Destroy, kill those vines, the offspring of the worker’s sweat, keep the poor man in the hovel alone, without bread, without light, without peace!
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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