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ħabat

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Maltese

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Root
ħ-b-t
6 terms

Etymology

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    Inherited from Arabic خَبَطَ (ḵabaṭa).

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    ħabat (imperfect jaħbat, past participle maħbut, verbal noun ħbit or ħbat)

    1. to collide
    2. to happen, to occur
    3. to suit, to be convenient
    4. to begin, to try (to do something in a tentative effort)
    5. to hit, to strike
    6. (in the negative) to affect [with f’]

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of ħabat (Form I)
    positive forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m ħbatt ħbatt ħabat ħbatna ħbattu ħabtu
    f ħabtet
    imperfect m naħbat taħbat jaħbat naħbtu taħbtu jaħbtu
    f taħbat
    imperative aħbat aħbtu
    negative forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m ħbattx ħbattx ħabatx ħbatniex ħbattux ħabtux
    f ħabtitx
    imperfect m naħbatx taħbatx jaħbatx naħbtux taħbtux jaħbtux
    f taħbatx
    imperative taħbatx taħbtux