għatu

Maltese

Root
għ-t-j (covering)
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic غِطَاء (ḡiṭāʔ). However, the final -u is hardly explainable from this form; hence probably merged with غَطْو (ḡaṭw, “the act of covering”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.tu/
  • IPA^(key): /ˈaˤː.tu/ (archaic)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.tu/ (archaic, rural)

• Audio (Gozo)

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• Homophone: agħtu (except rural)

Noun

għatu m (plural għotjien)

1. lid (top or cover)

Derived terms

• għatu tal-għajn