ħabbat

Maltese

Root
ħ-b-t
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خَبَّطَ (ḵabbaṭa, “to knock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħab.bat/

Verb

ħabbat (imperfect jħabbat, past participle mħabbat, verbal noun taħbit)

1. (transitive) to knock, to strike, to beat

   Ħabbat il-bajda u ifred l-isfar mill-abjad.

   Beat the egg and separate the yolk from the egg whites.

   • 2023, Nathan Anthony Pace, “Linja f’Laħmek”, in Glen Calleja,Clare Azzopardi, editors, Iż-Żmien Kurjuż taż-Żgħożija [The Curious Period of Youth], →ISBN, page 127:

     Indoqqlok il-qanpiena u nħabbat darbtejn.

     I ring your bell and knock twice.

2. (intransitive) to beat, to throb (of heart, etc.)
   • 2009, Walid Nabhan, “Wiċċ Jitbandal f'Wiċċ l-Ilma”, in Lura d-Dar u Ġrajjiet Oħra li ma Ġrawx, →ISBN, page 59:

     Qalbi ħabbtet b’mod stramb.

     My heart throbbed in a strange way.

3. (transitive) to whisk
4. (transitive) to bother

   Nispera li m’iniex inħabbtek f’dal-ħin tal-ġurnata.

   I hope I’m not bothering you at this time of day.

5. (transitive) to shake

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħabbat

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ħabbatt	ħabbatt	ħabbat		ħabbatna	ħabbattu	ħabbtu
	f			ħabbtet
imperfect	m	nħabbat	tħabbat	jħabbat		nħabbtu	tħabbtu	jħabbtu
	f			tħabbat
imperative			ħabbat				ħabbtu