xeħet

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Maltese

Root
x-ħ-t
6 terms

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)

  1. to throw
    Synonyms: tefa’, waddab
  2. to vomit
  3. (figurative) to cast, to take (a glance etc.)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of xeħet
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m xħitt xħitt xeħet xħitna xħittu xeħtu
f xeħtet
imperfect m nixħet tixħet jixħet nixħtu tixħtu jixħtu
f tixħet
imperative ixħet ixħtu
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