ħajt

See also: hajt

Maltese

Root
ħ-j-t
5 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħajt/

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَائِط (ḥāʔiṭ).

Noun

ħajt m (plural ħitan, diminutive ħwejta)

1. wall

   Synonym: sur

Etymology 2

From Arabic خَيْط (ḵayṭ), reinterpreted as a collective.

Noun

ħajt m (collective, singulative ħajta, plural ħjut, paucal ħajtiet)

1. thread, threads (a ball, web, or indefinite number)