Past participle:
Noun from verb:
Verb Classification:
Hyphenation:
Perfect
| Sg.1 | għattant |
| Sg.2 | għattant |
| Sg.3m | għattan |
| Sg.3f | għattnet |
| Pl.1 | għattanna |
| Pl.2 | għattantu |
| Pl.3 | għattnu |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | ngħattan |
| Sg.2 | tgħattan |
| Sg.3m | jgħattan |
| Sg.3f | tgħattan |
| Pl.1 | ngħattnu |
| Pl.2 | tgħattnu |
| Pl.3 | jgħattnu |
Imperative
| Singular | għattan |
| Plural | għattnu |
Verbs conjugated like għattan
ażżem,
baċċaċ,
baċċan,
bagħal,
baħħar,
bajjad,
bakkar,
ballas,
ballat,
bannan,
bannas,
bannat,
baqqa,
baqqa’,
baqqan,
baqqaq,
baqqar,
baqqat,
barra,
barrad
Etymology
In all likelihood from Arabic. Barring irregular phonetic developments, the only possible etymon seems to be عَطَّنَ (ʕaṭṭana, “to steep skin in a septic liquid for tanning”). Semantically, this is plausible through figurative use; compare e.g. English tan, Latin macerare, older German gerben. See: English '
tan', Latin '
macero', German, old spelling '
gerben'.
Sample Sentences