batta
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʌtə/
Noun
batta (countable and uncountable, plural battas)
- (India, dated) An exchange rate.
- (India, dated) The discount on uncurrent coins.
- (India, dated) Extra pay; especially an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India.
- (Can we date this quote?) The Asiatic journal and monthly register for British and foreign India, China, and Australasia (volume 28)
- On the day previous to their entry into the place, the men had shown a spirit of insubordination, refusing to proceed until some promise was given that they should get their extra battas.
- (Can we date this quote?) The Asiatic journal and monthly register for British and foreign India, China, and Australasia (volume 28)
References
“batta”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Hausa
Noun
battā̀ f (plural battōcī, possessed form battàr̃)
- leather pouch (e.g., for tobacco)
- small metal container (e.g., of tiger balm)
Italian
Verb
batta
- inflection of battere:
- first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbat.ta/
- Homophones: bgħadtha, bgħattha (one pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -atta
Etymology 1
Root |
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b-t-j (being slight) |
2 terms |
Conjugation
Conjugation of batta | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | battejt | battejt | batta | battejna | battejtu | battew | |
f | battiet | |||||||
imperfect | m | nbatti | tbatti | jbatti | nbattu | tbattu | jbattu | |
f | tbatti | |||||||
imperative | batti | battu |
Etymology 2
Root |
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b-t-j (knocking) |
2 terms |
Borrowed from Sicilian bàttiri and/or Italian battere, both from Latin battuere.
Verb
batta (imperfect jbatti)
- (transitive) to knock, beat
- Synonym: ħabbat
- (transitive) to knock over
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