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Maltese
Etymology
Probably from or related with Arabic أَشْحَطَ (ʔašḥaṭa, “to remove, to put or send away”). Similar senses are found in Egyptian Arabic شحط (šaḥaṭ, “to put/throw dough in the oven”), North Levantine Arabic حشط (ḥašaṭ, “to throw”), Moroccan Arabic (Tangier) شعط (šʕaṭ, “to smash”).
Pronunciation
Verb
xeħet (imperfect jixħet, past participle mixħut, verbal noun xħit)
- to throw
- Synonyms: tefa’, waddab
- to vomit
- (figurative) to cast, to take (a glance etc.)
Conjugation