ħass

Maltese edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ħas/

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic حَسَّ (ḥassa), أَحَسَّ (ʔaḥassa). The reflexive construction with pronominal suffixes is slightly unusual but not without precedent in Classical Arabic; compare أَظُنُّنِي (ʔaẓunnunī, “I consider myself”). In Maltese ħass, it probably mirrors the construction of Sicilian si sèntiri, from Latin sentīre.

Verb edit

ħass (imperfect jħoss, past participle maħsus)

(transitive) to feel (something)
(reflexive) to feel, be (somehow)
Kif tħossok? ― How do you feel?

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of ħass
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	ħassejt	ħassejt	ħass	ħassejna	ħassejtu	ħassew
perfect	f	ħassejt	ħassejt	ħasset	ħassejna	ħassejtu	ħassew
imperfect	m	nħoss	tħoss	jħoss	nħossu	tħossu	jħossu
imperfect	f	nħoss	tħoss	tħoss	nħossu	tħossu	jħossu
imperative			ħoss			ħossu

Derived terms edit

ħoss

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic خَسّ (ḵass).

Noun edit

ħass m (collective, singulative ħassa, paucal ħassiet)

lettuce