għatu

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== Maltese == === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaː.tu/ IPA(key): /ˈaˤː.tu/ (archaic) IPA(key): /ˈɣa.tu/ (archaic, rustic) Rhymes: -atu, -aːtu, -aˤːtu Homophone: agħtu (except rural) === Noun === għatu m (plural għotjien) lid (top or cover) ==== Derived terms ====