xatt

Cypriot Arabic

Root
x-t-t
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic حَطَّ (ḥaṭṭa).

Verb

xatt I (present pixoff)

1. to put, to place
2. to add
3. to admit
4. to determine
5. to appoint
6. to cross oneself (make the sign of the cross) [with slip]
7. to chase (someone)

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 204

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic شَطّ (šaṭṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃat/

Noun

xatt m (plural xtut, diminutive xtajta or xtajjet)

1. beach; shore; bank; quay (any strip of land by a natural body of water)