ħatt

Maltese

Root
ħ-t-t
1 term

Pronunciation

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
    • “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 (Form I)
positive forms
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
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħattejtx ħattejtx ħattx ħattejniex ħattejtux ħattewx
f ħattitx
imperfect m nħottx tħottx jħottx nħottux tħottux jħottux
f tħottx
imperative tħottx tħottux

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
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