oħt
Maltese
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editoħt f (plural aħwa or ħut, masculine ħu)
Usage notes
edit- The singular of this word is typically used only in the construct state, that is with a possessive suffix or with a following noun. As distinct from the word ħu (“brother”), there may be occasional exceptions to this restriction. The plural does not have it at all, but is equally the plural of ħu and thus means “siblings”. Meanings like “a sister” are usually paraphrased, e.g. waħda mill-aħwa (literally “one of the siblings”). For “he has a sister”, one says għandu oħtu (literally “he has his sister”).
Inflection
editInflected forms | |||
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Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |
m | f | ||
1st person | oħti | oħtna | |
2nd person | oħtok | oħtkom | |
3rd person | oħtu | oħtha | oħthom |