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Maltese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Arabic حَسَّ (ḥassa), أَحَسَّ (ʔaḥassa). The reflexive construction with pronominal suffixes is slightly unusual but not without precedent in Classical Arabic; compare أَظُنُّنِي (ʔaẓunnunī, “I consider myself”). In Maltese ħass, it probably mirrors the construction of Sicilian si sèntiri, from Latin sentīre.
Verb
ħass (imperfect jħoss, past participle maħsus)
- (transitive) to feel (something)
2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:Jien, li fl-imħabba kelli biss sensiela twila ta’ diżappunti; jien li kont bdejt nemmen li qatt mhu se nsib lil min iħobbni, issa kont ħassejt li f’salt wieħed seħħ miraklu. Kont skirt bl-imħabba.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1970, Anton Buttigieg, “It-Tallab”, in Fl-Arena:Wara l-bibien,
fit-tul tat-toroq twal,
batejt
il-għeja
il-qtigħ ta’ qalb,
batejt fuq kollox il-mistħija;
iżda ġarrabt ukoll
il-ferħ u l-għaxqa
li kull tallab iħoss
x’ħin jasal wisq għajjien bil-ħorġa f’idu
bil-ħobż għand ommu mġewħa.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (reflexive) to feel, be (somehow)
- Kif tħossok? ― How do you feel?
2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:Kulmeta nintelaq inħares lejn dan l-inkwatru kont inħossni ninħakem minn paċi misterjuża u niftakarni ngħid lili nnifsi, “Ħa mmur noqgħod nilgħab fil-kamra ta’ l-imbarazz, ħalli nidħol fl-inkwatru!”- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Etymology 2
From Arabic خَسّ (ḵass).
Noun
ħass m (collective, singulative ħassa, paucal ħassiet)
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