xita

Maltese

Root
x-t-w
4 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪ.ta/

Etymology 1

Ix-xita

From Arabic شِتَاء‎ (šitāʾ, “winter, rainy season, rain”).

Noun

xita f

1. rain
   • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, OCLC 923883657, Il-Ktieb tal-Ġenesi 7:12:

     U baqgħet nieżla x-xita fuq l-art għal erbgħin jum u erbgħin lejl.

     King James Version translation: And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

Etymology 2

Verb

xita (imperfect jixti, past participle mixti)

1. to rain