ħa

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Maltese

Root
’-ħ-d
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَخَذَ (ʔaḵaḏa). Disregarding the different vowel colour (triggered by the ħ-), the vocalic development was exactly the same as in kiel (to eat), which see. The paradigm was further complicated by an unusual loss of -d in all word-final positions (except for the participle); this is also found in some Maghrebi dialects, compare Tunisian Arabic ناخو (nāḵu, I take).

Pronunciation

Verb

ħa (imperfect jieħu, past participle meħud, verbal noun teħid)

  1. to take
  2. to deceive
  3. to occupy, take up
  4. to lead
  5. to marry
  6. to treat
    Ħadni bħal wieħed iblah.He treated me as if I were a fool.
  7. to wound
    Ħa riġlu lbieraħ.He wounded his foot yesterday.
  8. to undertake responsibilities
  9. to feel the effects
  10. to take after
    Ħadet minn ommha.She took after her mother.
  11. to be offended
    Ħadet għalik.She was offended by you.
  12. to quarrel
    Ħadha miegħi.He quarreled with me.
  13. to assert one's self
    Ħa tiegħu.He asserted himself.

Conjugation

Positive forms
Conjugation of ħa
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħadt ħadt ħa ħadna ħadtu ħadu
f ħadet
imperfect m nieħu tieħu jieħu nieħdu tieħdu jieħdu
f tieħu
imperative ħu ħudu
Negative forms (regularly derived, but peculiar)
Conjugation of ħa
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħadtx ħadtx ħax ħadniex ħadtux ħadux
f ħaditx
imperfect m neħux, niħux teħux, tiħux jeħux, jiħux neħdux, niħdux teħdux, tiħdux jeħdux, jiħdux
f teħux, tiħux
imperative teħux, tiħux teħdux, tiħdux