"ballat" meaning in Maltese

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Verb

IPA: /ˈbal.lat/
Etymology: From Arabic بَلَّطَ (ballaṭa). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|بَلَّطَ}} Arabic بَلَّطَ (ballaṭa) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jballat|mballat|vn=tablit|vn2=tiblit|vn3=tballit}} ballat (imperfect jballat, past participle mballat, verbal noun tablit or tiblit or tballit) Forms: jballat [imperfect], mballat [participle, past], tablit [noun-from-verb], tiblit [noun-from-verb], tballit [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], ballatt [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], ballatt [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], ballat [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], ballatna [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], ballattu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], balltu [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], ballatt [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], ballatt [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], balltet [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], ballatna [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], ballattu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], balltu [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nballat [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tballat [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jballat [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nballtu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], tballtu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jballtu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nballat [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tballat [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tballat [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nballtu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], tballtu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jballtu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], ballat [imperative, second-person, singular], balltu [imperative, plural, second-person], ballattx [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], ballattx [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], ballatx [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], ballatniex [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], ballattux [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], balltux [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], ballattx [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], ballattx [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], balltitx [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], ballatniex [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], ballattux [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], balltux [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nballatx [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tballatx [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jballatx [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nballtux [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], tballtux [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jballtux [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nballatx [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tballatx [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tballatx [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nballtux [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], tballtux [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jballtux [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], tballatx [imperative, second-person, singular], tballtux [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to beat down, to pound
    Sense id: en-ballat-mt-verb-rlJzyO5s
  2. to flatten
    Sense id: en-ballat-mt-verb-kNzvSoHG
  3. (used of earth or soil) to pack by beating down
    Sense id: en-ballat-mt-verb-imT8-YoM Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 12 20 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 7 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 4 86
     
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "to beat down, to pound"
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        "(used of earth or soil) to pack by beating down"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbal.lat/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ballat"
}

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      "form": "ballat",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balltu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ballattx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ballattx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ballatx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ballatniex",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ballattux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balltux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ballattx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ballattx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balltitx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ballatniex",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ballattux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balltux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nballatx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tballatx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jballatx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nballtux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tballtux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jballtux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nballatx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tballatx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tballatx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nballtux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tballtux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jballtux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tballatx",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tballtux",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jballat",
        "2": "mballat",
        "vn": "tablit",
        "vn2": "tiblit",
        "vn3": "tballit"
      },
      "expansion": "ballat (imperfect jballat, past participle mballat, verbal noun tablit or tiblit or tballit)",
      "name": "mt-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to beat down, to pound"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beat down",
          "beat down"
        ],
        [
          "pound",
          "pound"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to flatten"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flatten",
          "flatten"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to pack by beating down"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pack",
          "pack"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(used of earth or soil) to pack by beating down"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "used of earth or soil"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbal.lat/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ballat"
}

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