għatx

Maltese

Root
għ-t-x
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَطَش (ʕaṭaš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːt͡ʃ/, /at͡ʃ/
  • IPA(key): /aˤːt͡ʃ/ (archaic)

Noun

għatx m

  1. thirst
    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Pjazza”, in Fl-Arena:
      Kulħadd jimxi, kollox lajma,
      jirkeb biss xi sinjur kbir:
      bini l-għatx u tawni nixrob
      minn ġos-satal fuq il-bir.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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