Common Lexeme

hitta

Keywords: measurement, time

Pronunciation (IPA): 'hit'ta 
Part of Speech: modifier 
Class:  
Forms: hitta, hittan 
Glosses: short (horizontal), shortness, a short distance, fall short 

Description:

The modifier 'hitta' means short, either in length of time, prototypically for a skinny object and in the horizontal dimension.

The term form 'hittan' is an imprecise unit of measurement referring to a short distance. It can be used as a noxaj verb meaning 'to fall short of a requirement'.

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