xeħet

Maltese

Root
x-ħ-t
1 term

Etymology

Probably from or related with Arabic أَشْحَطَ‎ (ʾašḥaṭa, “to remove, to put or send away”). Similar senses are found in Egyptian Arabic شحط‎ (šaḥaṭ, “to put/throw dough in the oven”), North Levantine Arabic حشط‎ (ḥašaṭ, “to throw”), Moroccan Arabic (Tangier) شعط‎ (šʕaṭ, “to smash”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.ħɛt/

Verb

xeħet (imperfect jixħet, past participle mixħut)

to throw
Synonyms: tefa', waddab
(figuratively) to cast, to take (a glance etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of xeħet
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	xħitt	xħitt	xeħet	xħitna	xħittu	xeħtu
perfect	f	xħitt	xħitt	xeħtet	xħitna	xħittu	xeħtu
imperfect	m	nixħet	tixħet	jixħet	nixħtu	tixħtu	jixħtu
imperfect	f	nixħet	tixħet	tixħet	nixħtu	tixħtu	jixħtu
imperative			ixħet			ixħtu

Derived terms

nxeħet, nxteħet