għatu
التعريفات والمعاني
== 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 ====