I believe it has 4 beats.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anapestic_tetrameter
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A dotted half note has three beats; you hold it for three counts.
It's called a dotted minum
A dotted half note will always get three beats because a dote adds half the value of the note to the note. So a half note = 2 beats, 1/2 of 2 = 1, so 2+1=3. If you are in 4/4, it equals three beats. If you are in3/4, it equals three. 2/4 and 2/2 cannot have a dotted half note because the value is too big. In 6/8, the value changes because the eighth note gets the beat instead of the quarter note. So then the dotted half note would get 6 beats, instead f three because everything is basically doubled. Hope that helps!!
I've seen it written in 3/4, which is three beats to the measure. I've also seen it written in 6/8 which is two beats to the measure but it's played slowly enough so that it sounds like three. Short answer: Yes.
It has 1 and a half beats :D