qattus

== Maltese == === Alternative forms === qaddis === Etymology === Inherited from dialectal Maghrebi Arabic (compare Tunisian Arabic قَطُّوس (qaṭṭūs), Libyan Arabic قَطُّوس (gaṭṭūs)), from a Berber (cf. Awjila aqəṭṭùš (“cat”), Nefusa aqaṭṭus (“cat”), and Ghadames akaṭṭus (“cat”)), from Latin cattus (compare Maltese fellus, a Berber word from Latin pullus, though there are apparently Nubian words for cat that might also explain the -s in qattus). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔatˈtuːs/ Rhymes: -uːs === Noun === qattus m (plural qtates, feminine qattusa, diminutive qtajtes) cat (male, domestic species) euphemistic form of qaddis: one's way of thinking (originally one's saint, patron) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ====