oħt

Maltese

Etymology

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Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫwat-

Arabic أُخْت (ʔuḵt)

Maltese oħt

Inherited from Arabic أُخْت (ʔuḵt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔħt/
• Rhymes: -ɔħt

Noun

oħt f (plural aħwa or ħut, masculine ħu)

1. sister, female sibling

   oħtok ― your sister

   oħt missieru ― his father’s sister, his paternal aunt

Usage notes

• The singular of this word is typically used only in the construct state, that is with a possessive suffix or with a following noun. As distinct from the word ħu (“brother”), there may be occasional exceptions to this restriction. The plural does not have it at all, but is equally the plural of ħu and thus means “siblings”. Meanings like “a sister” are usually paraphrased, e.g. waħda mill-aħwa (literally “one of the siblings”). For “he has a sister”, one says għandu oħtu (literally “he has his sister”).

Inflection

Inflection of oħt

		singular		plural
		m	f
singular	1st person	oħti		oħtna
	2nd person	oħtok		oħtkom
	3rd person	oħtu	oħtha	oħthom
plural	1st person	ħuti		ħutna
	2nd person	ħutek		ħutkom
	3rd person	ħutu	ħutha	ħuthom