xeħet

Maltese

Root
x-ħ-t
6 terms

Etymology

Probably from or related with Arabic أَشْحَطَ (ʔašḥaṭa, “to remove, to put or send away”). Similar senses are found in Egyptian Arabic شحط (šaḥaṭ, “to put/throw dough in the oven”), North Levantine Arabic حشط (ḥašaṭ, “to throw”), Moroccan Arabic (Tangier) شعط (šʕaṭ, “to smash”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.ħɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛħɛt

Verb

xeħet (imperfect jixħet, past participle mixħut, verbal noun xħit)

1. to throw

   Synonyms: tefa’, waddab

2. to vomit
3. (figurative) to cast, to take (a glance etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of xeħet (Form I)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	xħitt	xħitt	xeħet	xħitna	xħittu	xeħtu
	f			xeħtet
imperfect	m	nixħet	tixħet	jixħet	nixħtu	tixħtu	jixħtu
	f			tixħet
imperative			ixħet			ixħtu