xatt

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Cypriot Arabic

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Root
x-t-t
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic حَطَّ (ḥaṭṭa).

Verb

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xatt I (present pixoff)

  1. to put, to place
  2. to add
  3. to admit
  4. to determine
  5. to appoint
  6. to cross oneself (make the sign of the cross) [with slip]
  7. to chase (someone)

References

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  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 204

Maltese

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Etymology

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From Arabic شَطّ (šaṭṭ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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xatt m (plural xtut, diminutive xtajta or xtajjet)

  1. beach; shore; bank; quay (any strip of land by a natural body of water)