batta

See also: Batta, battā, and båtta

English

Alternative forms

• bhatta

Etymology

From Hindi भत्ता (bhattā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʌtə/

Noun

batta (countable and uncountable, plural battas)

1. (India, dated) An exchange rate.
2. (India, dated) The discount on uncurrent coins.
3. (India, dated) Extra pay; especially an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India.
   • (Can we date this quote?) The Asiatic journal and monthly register for British and foreign India, China, and Australasia (volume 28)

     On the day previous to their entry into the place, the men had shown a spirit of insubordination, refusing to proceed until some promise was given that they should get their extra battas.

References

“batta”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• at bat, at-bat

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: battas, battât

Verb

batta

1. third-person singular past historic of batter

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bát.tàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bát.tàː]

Noun

battā̀ f (plural battōcī, possessed form battàr̃)

1. leather pouch (e.g., for tobacco)
2. small metal container (e.g., of tiger balm)

Italian

Verb

batta

1. inflection of battere:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Japanese

Romanization

batta

1. Rōmaji transcription of ばった
2. Rōmaji transcription of バッタ

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbat.ta/
• Homophones: bgħadtha, bgħattha (one pronunciation)
• Rhymes: -atta

Etymology 1

Root
b-t-j (being slight)
2 terms

From Arabic بَطَّأَ (baṭṭaʔa, “to make or become slow”).

Verb

batta (imperfect jbatti)

1. (intransitive) to abate, subside

Conjugation

Conjugation of batta

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	battejt	battejt	batta		battejna	battejtu	battew
	f			battiet
imperfect	m	nbatti	tbatti	jbatti		nbattu	tbattu	jbattu
	f			tbatti
imperative			batti				battu

Etymology 2

Root
b-t-j (knocking)
2 terms

Borrowed from Sicilian bàttiri and/or Italian battere, both from Latin battuere.

Verb

batta (imperfect jbatti)

1. (transitive) to knock, beat

   Synonym: ħabbat

2. (transitive) to knock over

Conjugation

Conjugation of batta

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	battejt	battejt	batta		battejna	battejtu	battew
	f			battiet
imperfect	m	nbatti	tbatti	jbatti		nbattu	tbattu	jbattu
	f			tbatti
imperative			batti				battu