għattan

== Maltese == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaːt.tan/ IPA(key): /ˈaˤːt.tan/ (archaic) Rhymes: -aːttan, -aˤːttan === Verb === għattan (imperfect jgħattan) to squash; to crush; to thump to oppress; to smother ==== Conjugation ====