ħataf

Maltese

Root
ħ-t-f
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خَطِفَ (ḵaṭifa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħa.taf/

Verb

ħataf (imperfect jaħtaf, past participle maħtuf, verbal noun ħtif or ħatf)

1. to seize, to grasp, to snatch

   Synonym: ħafen

   • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Bejta fis-Sur”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:

     U tela’ għas-sur, wisq imgħaddab,
     u kaxkar kull xitla, kull żrara,
     u l-bejta dlonk ħataf, ġarr miegħu
     bl-għasafar, jaħasra xi ħsara!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. to kidnap, to abduct

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħataf

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ħtaft	ħtaft	ħataf		ħtafna	ħtaftu	ħatfu
	f			ħatfet
imperfect	m	naħtaf	taħtaf	jaħtaf		naħtfu	taħtfu	jaħtfu
	f			taħtaf
imperative			aħtaf				aħtfu