ħabat

Maltese

Root
ħ-b-t
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خَبَطَ (ḵabaṭa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈħa.bat/

Verb

ħabat (imperfect jaħbat, past participle maħbut, verbal noun ħbit or ħbat)

  1. to collide
  2. to happen, to occur
  3. to suit, to be convenient
  4. to begin, to try (to do something in a tentative effort)
  5. to hit, to strike
  6. (in the negative) to affect [with f’]

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħabat (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħbatt ħbatt ħabat ħbatna ħbattu ħabtu
f ħabtet
imperfect m naħbat taħbat jaħbat naħbtu taħbtu jaħbtu
f taħbat
imperative aħbat aħbtu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħbattx ħbattx ħabatx ħbatniex ħbattux ħabtux
f ħabtitx
imperfect m naħbatx taħbatx jaħbatx naħbtux taħbtux jaħbtux
f taħbatx
imperative taħbatx taħbtux
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