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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic بَطْحَاء (baṭḥāʔ). As usually in Maltese, the emphatic -ṭ- was made plain early on by dissimilation against the -ḥ- (otherwise we would expect *batħa). Compare Tunisian Arabic بَطْحَة.
Pronunciation
Noun
bitħa f (plural btieħi, diminutive btejħa)
- yard, courtyard (open area by a house)