ħabbat

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Maltese

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Root
ħ-b-t
6 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic خَبَّطَ (ḵabbaṭa, to knock).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ħabbat (imperfect jħabbat, past participle mħabbat, verbal noun taħbit)

  1. (transitive) to knock, to strike
  2. (intransitive) to beat, to throb (of heart, etc.)
    • 2009, Walid Nabhan, “Wiċċ Jitbandal f'Wiċċ l-Ilma”, in Lura d-Dar u Ġrajjiet Oħra li ma Ġrawx, →ISBN, page 59:
      Qalbi ħabbtet b’mod stramb.
      My heart beat in a strange way.
  3. (transitive) to whisk
  4. (transitive) to bother
  5. (transitive) to shake

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of ħabbat
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħabbatt ħabbatt ħabbat ħabbatna ħabbattu ħabbtu
f ħabbtet
imperfect m nħabbat tħabbat jħabbat nħabbtu tħabbtu jħabbtu
f tħabbat
imperative ħabbat ħabbtu