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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic قَطَّعَ (qaṭṭaʕa).
Pronunciation
Verb
qatta’ (imperfect jqatta’, past participle mqatta’, verbal noun taqtigħ or tqattigħ)
- to cut to pieces
- to mince
- to tear (cloth)
- to spend time
2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:“IMMA … mhux se teħlisha ħafif għal li għamilt, Amina. Ma nistax nibqa’ nwissik biss u int tibqa’ tagħmel ta’ rasek. Dawn il-jumejn, illum u għada, se tqattagħhom f’kamra waħdek, f’dan is-sular. Mhux se tattendi lezzjonijiet —”- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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