"għatu" meaning in Maltese

See għatu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈaː.tu/, /ˈaˤː.tu/, /ˈɣa.tu/ Audio: LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-għatu.wav Forms: għotjien [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic غِطَاء (ḡiṭāʔ). However, the final -u is hardly explainable from this form; hence probably merged with غَطْو (ḡaṭw, “the act of covering”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|غِطَاء}} Arabic غِطَاء (ḡiṭāʔ) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=għotjien}} għatu m (plural għotjien)
  1. lid (top or cover) Tags: masculine Derived forms: għatu tal-għajn
    Sense id: en-għatu-mt-noun-mB6b4Ifm Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Arabic غِطَاء (ḡiṭāʔ). However, the final -u is hardly explainable from this form; hence probably merged with غَطْو (ḡaṭw, “the act of covering”).",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "għatu tal-għajn"
        }
      ],
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        "lid (top or cover)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "lid",
          "lid"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaː.tu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaˤː.tu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣa.tu/"
    },
    {
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "għatu"
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    {
      "word": "għatu tal-għajn"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic غِطَاء (ḡiṭāʔ). However, the final -u is hardly explainable from this form; hence probably merged with غَطْو (ḡaṭw, “the act of covering”).",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese masculine nouns",
        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms spelled with Għ",
        "Maltese terms with homophones",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lid (top or cover)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lid",
          "lid"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaː.tu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaˤː.tu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣa.tu/"
    },
    {
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "għatu"
}

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