ħass

Maltese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħas/

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَسَّ‎ (ḥassa), أَحَسَّ‎ (ʔaḥassa). The reflexive construction with pronominal suffixes is slightly unsual but not without precedent in Classical Arabic; compare أَظُنُّنِي‎ (ʔaẓunnunī, “I consider myself”). In Maltese ħass, it probably mirrors the construction of Sicilian si sèntiri, from Latin sentīre.

Verb

ħass (imperfect jħoss, past participle maħsus)

(transitive) to feel (something)
(reflexive) to feel, be (somehow)
Kif tħossok? ― How do you feel?

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħass
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	ħassejt	ħassejt	ħass	ħassejna	ħassejtu	ħassew / ħassu
perfect	f	ħassejt	ħassejt	ħasset	ħassejna	ħassejtu	ħassew / ħassu
imperfect	m	nħoss	tħoss	jħoss	nħossu	tħossu	jħossu
imperfect	f	nħoss	tħoss	tħoss	nħossu	tħossu	jħossu
imperative			ħoss			ħossu

Derived terms

ħoss

Etymology 2

From Arabic خَسّ‎ (ḵass).

Noun

ħass m (collective, singulative ħassa, paucal ħassiet)

lettuce

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