għattan

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Maltese

Root
għ-t-n
1 term

Etymology

In all likelihood from Arabic. Barring irregular phonetic developments, the only possible etymon seems to be عَطَّنَ (ʕaṭṭana, “to steep skin in a septic liquid for tanning”). Semantically, this is plausible through figurative use; compare e.g. English tan, Latin macerare, older German gerben.

Pronunciation

Verb

għattan (imperfect jgħattan)

  1. to squash; to crush; to thump
  2. to oppress; to smother

Conjugation

    Conjugation of għattan
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għattant għattant għattan għattanna għattantu għattnu
f għattnet
imperfect m ngħattan tgħattan jgħattan ngħattnu tgħattnu jgħattnu
f tgħattan
imperative għattan għattnu
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