"bitħa" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪt.ħa/ Forms: btieħi [plural], btejħa [diminutive]
Etymology: From Arabic بَطْحَاء (baṭḥāʔ). As usually in Maltese, the emphatic -ṭ- was made plain early on by dissimilation against the -ḥ- (otherwise we would expect *batħa). Compare Tunisian Arabic بَطْحَة. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|بَطْحَاء}} Arabic بَطْحَاء (baṭḥāʔ), {{cog|aeb|بَطْحَة|tr=-}} Tunisian Arabic بَطْحَة Head templates: {{mt-noun|dim=btejħa|g=f|p=btieħi}} bitħa f (plural btieħi, diminutive btejħa)
  1. yard, courtyard (open area by a house) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bitħa-mt-noun-6pFDUvMi Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "بَطْحَاء"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic بَطْحَاء (baṭḥāʔ)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aeb",
        "2": "بَطْحَة",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Tunisian Arabic بَطْحَة",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic بَطْحَاء (baṭḥāʔ). As usually in Maltese, the emphatic -ṭ- was made plain early on by dissimilation against the -ḥ- (otherwise we would expect *batħa). Compare Tunisian Arabic بَطْحَة.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "btieħi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "btejħa",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "btejħa",
        "g": "f",
        "p": "btieħi"
      },
      "expansion": "bitħa f (plural btieħi, diminutive btejħa)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yard, courtyard (open area by a house)"
      ],
      "id": "en-bitħa-mt-noun-6pFDUvMi",
      "links": [
        [
          "yard",
          "yard"
        ],
        [
          "courtyard",
          "courtyard"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɪt.ħa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bitħa"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "بَطْحَاء"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic بَطْحَاء (baṭḥāʔ)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aeb",
        "2": "بَطْحَة",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Tunisian Arabic بَطْحَة",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic بَطْحَاء (baṭḥāʔ). As usually in Maltese, the emphatic -ṭ- was made plain early on by dissimilation against the -ḥ- (otherwise we would expect *batħa). Compare Tunisian Arabic بَطْحَة.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "btieħi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "btejħa",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dim": "btejħa",
        "g": "f",
        "p": "btieħi"
      },
      "expansion": "bitħa f (plural btieħi, diminutive btejħa)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese feminine nouns",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yard, courtyard (open area by a house)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "yard",
          "yard"
        ],
        [
          "courtyard",
          "courtyard"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɪt.ħa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bitħa"
}

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