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)
    • (Can we date this quote?), Anthony Fenech (lyrics), Joe Grech (music), “Id-dgħajsa tal-Latini”‎, 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.
    Antonym: għabba
  2. to demolish
Conjugation
    Conjugation of ħatt
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

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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