ħatt

Maltese

Root
ħ-t-t
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħat/
• Rhymes: -at
• Homophones: ħadd, Ħadd, ħadt

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَطَّ (ḥaṭṭa, “to put down”).

Verb

ħatt (imperfect jħott, past participle maħtut, verbal noun ħatt)

1. to unload, offload, remove from a vehicle or container (and store somewhere)

   Antonym: għabba

   • (Can we date this quote?), “Id-dgħajsa tal-Latini”, Anthony Fenech (lyrics), Joe Grech (music)‎^[1]performed by New Courey:

     Tofroq dritta l-mewġ bajdani
     Għall-Imġarr, ta’ Għawdex il-port.
     Kull filgħodu taqdi dmirek,
     It-tagħbija tiegħek tmur tħott.

     You pass right through the whitish waves
     To Mġarr, the harbour of Gozo.
     Every morning you perform your duty
     And go to offload your freight.

2. to demolish

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħatt
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ħattejt	ħattejt	ħatt		ħattejna	ħattejtu	ħattew
	f			ħattet
imperfect	m	nħott	tħott	jħott		nħottu	tħottu	jħottu
	f			tħott
imperative			ħott				ħottu

Noun

ħatt m

1. verbal noun of ħatt: unloading

Etymology 2

From Arabic خَطّ (ḵaṭṭ).

Noun

ħatt m (plural ħtut)

1. (archaic) line

   Synonym: linja