Randan

From Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān, “Ramadan”). The use of the word attests to the fact that—though Malta had been Christian before the Arab conquest—modern Maltese people mainly descend from converted Muslims. Arabic-speaking Christians otherwise use the terms اَلصَّوْمُ الْكَبِير (aṣ-ṣawmu l-kabīr, literally “great fast”) or صَوْمُ الْأَرْبَعِين (ṣawmu l-ʔarbaʕīn, literally “fast of the forty”). Compare also Għisa (obsolete for “Jesus”). Doublet of Ramadan.

(Christianity) Lent, the Christian time of fasting before Easter


Abraham

Borrowed from Italian Abramo, from Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām). The insertion of the mute -h- in the spelling directly after the Hebrew form; compare Għesaw (“Esau”).

der

Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām)


santu

(Christianity) saint (male or of unspecified sex)


Indri

Borrowed from Sicilian Andrìa, from Latin Andreas, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). It being an early borrowing, the initial vowel underwent regular imala. Otherwise one would expect Indrija. It may be conjectured that the -a was deleted in order to avoid the feminine-sounding ending and the stress then shifted to the first syllable according to the stress system of older Maltese.

(also biblical) a male given name from Sicilian [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Andrew


soru

mt-noun

soru f (plural sorijiet, masculine patri)

Borrowed from Sicilian soru, from Latin soror. Cognate with English sister.

(Christianity) a nun, sister (in this sense)


Lejliet il-Milied

From Arabic لَيْلَة اَلْمِيلاد (laylat al-mīlād).

inh

لَيْلَة اَلْمِيلاد

Literally, “nights of Christmas”.

Christmas Eve (nights before the final night of Christmas).


Għanja tal-Għanjiet

l- Għanja tal-Għanjiet (canonical feminine)

Calque of Latin Canticum Canticorum, itself of Ancient Greek ᾎσμα τῶν ᾈσμάτων (Âisma tôn Āismátōn), itself of Hebrew שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים (šīr haš-šīrīm).

der

ᾎσμα τῶν ᾈσμάτων

שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים

šīr haš-šīrīm

(biblical) Canticles, Song of Songs, Song of Solomon


feda

mt-verb

feda (imperfect jifdi, past participle mifdi, verbal noun fidi)

jifdi (imperfect)
mifdi (participle past)
fidi (noun-from-verb)
fdejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fdejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
feda (masculine perfect singular third-person)
fdejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
fdejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fdew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
fdejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fdejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fdiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
fdejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
fdejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fdew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nifdi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tifdi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jifdi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nifdu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tifdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jifdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nifdi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tifdi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tifdi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nifdu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tifdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jifdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ifdi (imperative second-person singular)
ifdu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic فَدَى (fadā), which is also used in the Christian religious sense. The financial sense is probably a loan translation of or at least influenced by English redeem. Unrelated with borrowed fada (“to trust”).

(also Christianity) to redeem; to ransom; to deliver


Marija

Borrowed from Sicilian Marìa, from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), from Aramaic מַרְיָם (Maryām).

(also biblical) a female given name from Sicilian [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Aramaic], equivalent to English Mary


sahra

From Arabic سَهْرَة (sahra, “instance of waking the night”).

inh

Fir-raba’ sahra tal-lejl mar lejn in-naħa tagħhom miexi fuq il-baħar.

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, San Mattew 14:25:

New International Version translation: Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake.

(historical, biblical) watch; watch of the night (one of four divisions of the night in Antiquity)


patri

mt-noun

patri m (plural patrijiet, feminine soru)

Borrowed from Sicilian patri, from Latin pater.


Kristjaneżmu

Borrowed from Italian cristianesimo, from Latin Christianismus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανισμός (Khristianismós).

der

Χριστιανισμός


għasar

From Arabic عَصْر (ʕaṣr).
The religious use is based on the Islamic afternoon prayer. Catholic vespers are typically held at 6 pm, but were often brought forward to the last hour before sunset during the winter. The word counts among the specifically Islamic terms preserved by the (re-)converted Maltese as against the use of Middle Eastern Christians; compare Randan (“Lent”) and others.


qarr

mt-verb

qarr (imperfect jqirr, past participle maqrur)

jqirr (imperfect)
maqrur (participle past)
qarrejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qarrejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qarr (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qarrejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
qarrejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qarrew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qarrejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qarrejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qarret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qarrejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
qarrejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qarrew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqirr (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqirr (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqirr (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqirru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tqirru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqirru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqirr (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqirr (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqirr (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqirru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tqirru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqirru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qirr (imperative second-person singular)
qirru (imperative plural second-person)

Root
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From Arabic أَقَرَّ (ʔaqarra).

Alternative form: qerr

(Christianity) to confess (acknowledge one's sins in the sacrament of confession); (figurative) to confess; to admit wrongdoing


knisja

mt-noun

knisja f (plural knejjes, diminutive knejsa)

From Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa). Compare Tunisian Arabic كنيسية (knīsiyya), Moroccan Arabic كنيسية (knīsiyya), كنيسة (knīsa).

Knisja

alternatively for an institution, chiefly the Roman Catholic Church

church (institution; religious organization)


Nisrani

Nisrani m (plural Nsara, feminine Nisranija)

(more specifically) Roman Catholic (adherent to the Roman Catholic Church)


Nisrani

mt-adjective

Nisrani (feminine singular Nisranija, plural Nsara)

Nisranija (feminine singular)
Nsara (plural)

din Nisrani ― Christianity

reliġjon Nisranija ― Christianity

Christian (of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians)

(more specifically) Roman Catholic (of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church)


isqof

From Arabic أُسْقُف (ʔusquf), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). One of the specifically Christian words in Maltese that were inherited from Arabic, suggesting that there were Arabic-speaking Christians in Malta during the Islamic reign. Otherwise, the words must have been brought in by missionaries during the re-Christianisation process. These missionaries would probably have been Sicilians who had learnt Arabic, though it is also imaginable that some of them were brought in from Christian communities on the Arabic-speaking mainland.


Ħaruf ta' Alla

Calque of Latin Agnus Dei, itself from Ancient Greek Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ (Amnòs toû Theoû).

der

Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ


minn bejn l-imwiet

From Arabic مِنْ بَيْنِ الْأَمْواتِ (min bayni al-ʔamwāti, “from the dead”), used with the same wording by Arabic-speaking Christians. It preserves an old broken plural of mejjet (“dead”), which has otherwise been regularized to mejtin in Maltese.

inh

مِنْ بَيْنِ الْأَمْواتِ

Sidna Ġesù Kristu qam minn bejn l-imwiet.

Our Lord Jesus Christ has risen from the dead.

(Christianity) from the dead (construed with qam)


Ras ir-Randan

ras + ir-Randan, literally “beginning of Lent”.


qaddis

mt-noun

qaddis m (plural qaddisin, feminine qaddisa, diminutive qdejdes)

qaddisin (plural)
qaddisa (feminine)
qdejdes (diminutive)


magħmudija

inh

مَعْمُودِيّة


għammed

mt-verb

għammed (imperfect jgħammed, past participle mgħammed, verbal noun magħmudija or tgħammid)

jgħammed (imperfect)
mgħammed (participle past)
magħmudija (noun-from-verb)
tgħammid (noun-from-verb)
għammidt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għammidt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għammed (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għammidna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għammidtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għammdu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għammidt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għammidt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għammdet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għammidna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għammidtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għammdu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħammed (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħammed (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħammed (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħammdu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħammdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħammdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħammed (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħammed (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħammed (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħammdu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħammdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħammdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għammed (imperative second-person singular)
għammdu (imperative plural second-person)


Alla jagħtih il-ġenna

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God grant him heaven
God grant him heaven

(Christianity) God rest his soul; God grant him heaven


Għid

Ellipsis of l-Għid il-Kbir (literally “the great feast”). Compare Arabic الْعِيدُ الْكَبِير (al-ʕīdu l-kabīr) used by Arabic-speaking Christians.

cog

الْعِيدُ الْكَبِير

(Christianity) Easter (feast celebrating the resurrection of Christ)


nisel lifgħat

From nisel + lifgħat, a calque of Ancient Greek γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν (gennḗmata ekhidnôn).

calque

γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν

Ja sriep u nisel il-lifgħat, kif se taħarbu mill-kundanna ta’ l-infern?

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, San Mattew 23:33:

King James Version translation: Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

generation of vipers
generation of vipers

John the Baptist
John the Baptist#English

(biblical) brood of vipers; generation of vipers; address used by Jesus for the Pharisees and Sadducees (three times in Matthew), and by John the Baptist for the unregerate Jews (Luke 3:7)


Xmun

From Sicilian Simuni, from Latin Simon, from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn).

der

Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn)

(also biblical) a male given name from Sicilian [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Simon


Ġakbu

From Italian Giacobo or Sicilian *Giacubu (variants of Giacomo and Giacumu respectively), from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ).

Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ)

(also biblical) a male given name from Sicilian [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English James


Għesaw

Borrowed from Italian Esaù, from Latin Esau, from Ancient Greek Ἡσαῦ (Hēsaû), from Hebrew עֵשָׂו (ʿēśāw). The għ was added to the spelling etymologically after the Hebrew form.

Hebrew עֵשָׂו (ʿēśāw)


Ġakobb

Borrowed from Italian Giacobbe, from Latin Iacob, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ).

Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ)

(also biblical) a male given name from Italian [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Jacob


Tlugħ il-Mulej fis-Sema

Literally: “the Lord’s ascension to heaven”.

(Christianity) Ascension (Christ’s rising to heaven after being resurrected; the ecclesiastic feast commemorating this)


Mulej

From Arabic مَوْلايَ (mawlāya, “my lord, master, sir”), first-person singular possessive form of مَوْلَى (mawlā, “master, he whom one owes loyalty”). By surface analysis, mula + -i.

inh

(in Christianity especially) Jesus Christ as God in the flesh.


quddiesa

mt-noun

quddiesa f (plural quddies, paucal quddisiet)

Singulative derivation from Arabic قُدّاس (quddās). One of the specifically Christian terms inherited from Arabic; compare isqof.

(Christianity) a mass; a single celebration of the rite of Holy Mass


debħa

(Christianity) “sacrifice” as referring to the Eucharist


rasuli

mt-adjective

rasuli (feminine singular rasulija, plural rasulin)

rasulija (feminine singular)
rasulin (plural)

From Arabic رَسُولِيّ (rasūliyy). By surface analysis, rasul + -i.


għuda

Singulative of Arabic عُود (ʕūd). The basic word was displaced by Maltese injam and is now only reserved for specifically hardwoods, as used by the similie iebes għuda (as stiff/firm as hardwood).

(Christianity, also l-Għuda tas-Salib) the True Cross; the wooden cross of Christ


qorban

(Christianity) Alternative form of qorbien: Eucharist, Holy Communion


evanġelju

Directly from Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good tidings”).


vanġelu

Borrowed from Italian vangelo, from Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good tidings”).


raheb

From Arabic رَاهِب (rāhib). One of the specifically Christian words inherited from Arabic, though in this case one that is widely known among Muslims (and also mentioned in the Quran).


Sidna

From Arabic سَيِّدُنَا (sayyidunā, literally “our master”), used among Arabic-speaking Muslims as a general title for prophets and saints. After rechristianization it was probably identified with Latin dominus (noster) and therefore restricted to Jesus. Analyzable as sid + -na.

inh

(Christianity) Our Lord (honorific title of Jesus Christ).


isqfija

From Arabic أُسْقُفِيَّة (ʔusqufiyya). By surface analysis, isqof + -ija.

أُسْقُفِيَّة


qorbien

(Christianity) Eucharist, Holy Communion


qarben

mt-verb

qarben (imperfect jqarben, past participle mqarben)

jqarben (imperfect)
mqarben (participle past)
qarbint (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qarbint (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qarben (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qarbinna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
qarbintu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qarbnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qarbint (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qarbint (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qarbnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qarbinna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
qarbintu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qarbnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqarben (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqarben (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqarben (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqarbnu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tqarbnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqarbnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqarben (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqarben (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqarben (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqarbnu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tqarbnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqarbnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qarben (imperative second-person singular)
qarbnu (imperative plural second-person)


Sliema

From sliema (“peace”), from the first word of the prayer.


siegħ

From Arabic صَاع (ṣāʕ). As usual, the emphatic ṣ- was dissimilated against the final pharyngeal.

Anqas ma jixegħlu l-musbieħ u jqegħduh taħt is-siegħ, iżda fuq l-imnara, u hekk idawwal lil kull min ikun fid-dar.

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, San Mattew 5:15:

King James Version translation: Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shines unto all that are in the house.

(historical units of measurement) a unit of dry volume, equivalent to 6 kejla, that is officially 111 imperial cubic inches (1.818 L).

(also biblical) a vessel of such measure, a bushel


qassat

qassat (imperfect jqassat, past participle mqassat, verbal noun taqsit)

jqassat (imperfect)
mqassat (participle past)
taqsit (noun-from-verb)
qassatt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qassatt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qassat (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qassatna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
qassattu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qasstu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qassatt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qassatt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qasstet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qassatna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
qassattu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qasstu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqassat (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqassat (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqassat (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqasstu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tqasstu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqasstu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqassat (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqassat (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqassat (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqasstu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tqasstu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqasstu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qassat (imperative second-person singular)
qasstu (imperative plural second-person)

(Christianity) to count the beads of a rosary


qsusi

mt-adjective

qsusi (feminine singular qsusija, plural qsusin)

qsusija (feminine singular)
qsusin (plural)


tewba

mt-noun

tewba f (plural tewbat, diminutive twejba)


għammied

għammied m (plural għammieda, feminine għammieda)


niġġes

mt-verb

niġġes (imperfect jniġġes, past participle mniġġes, verbal noun tinġis)

jniġġes (imperfect)
mniġġes (participle past)
tinġis (noun-from-verb)
niġġist (first-person masculine perfect singular)
niġġist (masculine perfect second-person singular)
niġġes (masculine perfect singular third-person)
niġġisna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
niġġistu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
niġġsu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
niġġist (feminine first-person perfect singular)
niġġist (feminine perfect second-person singular)
niġġset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
niġġisna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
niġġistu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
niġġsu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nniġġes (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tniġġes (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jniġġes (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nniġġsu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tniġġsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jniġġsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nniġġes (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tniġġes (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tniġġes (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nniġġsu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tniġġsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jniġġsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
niġġes (imperative second-person singular)
niġġsu (imperative plural second-person)

(Christianity, intransitive) to break a dietary rule (during Lent, or by eating meat on a Friday)


Stiefnu

Borrowed from Sicilian Stefanu, from Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos). Being an early borrowing, the word shows the regular phonetic development, i.e. loss of internal unstressed vowels and raising of the imala vowel.

(biblical) Stephan (saint and first Christian martyr)


Alla jaħfirlu

God have mercy on his soul
God have mercy on his soul

(Christianity) God rest his soul; God have mercy on his soul


Iżakk

Borrowed from Italian Isacco, from Latin Isaac, from Ancient Greek Ἰσαάκ (Isaák), from Hebrew יצחק (Yiṣḥāq, literally “he laughs”). Doublet of jidħak.


Missierna

From missierna (“our father”), from missier (“father”) + -na (first-person plural pronominal suffix).

(Christianity) Lord's Prayer, Our Father


Ave Marija

(Roman Catholicism) Synonym of Sliema (“Hail Mary”)


inġil

Inherited from Arabic إنْجِيل (ʔinjīl). Eventually from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good tidings”), whence also the contemporary words (through Latin and Italian).


appostlu

Borrowed from Sicilian apòstulu, from Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos).

(Christianity) apostle (leading disciple of Jesus)


siġġa

(Christianity) Alternative form of saġġa: confessional (small room where confession is performed)


kunfissinarju

(Christianity, colloquial) Alternative form of konfessjonarju: confessional (small room where confession is performed)


kunfessjonarju

mt-noun

kunfessjonarju m (plural kunfessjonarji)

(Christianity) Alternative form of konfessjonarju: confessional (small room where confession is performed)


konfessjonarju

konfessjonarju m (plural konfessjonarji)

(Christianity) confessional (small room where confession is performed)


manbar

(Roman Catholicism) confessional (small room where confession is performed)


purgatorju

Borrowed from Italian purgatorio, from Latin purgatorium.


masfa

From Arabic مَصْفَى (maṣfā, literally “place of purification”), a calque of Latin purgatorium, whence also the modern word. Arabic-speaking Catholics use مَطْهَر (maṭhar), an equivalent formation from a synonymous root.


komunjonist

mt-noun

komunjonist m (plural komunjonisti, feminine komunjonista)

komunjonisti (plural)
komunjonista (feminine)


Bin il-Bniedem

(Christianity) Son of Man (title of Jesus Christ)


rukkett

(clothing, Roman Catholicism) rochet (garment worn over the choir cassock by cardinals, bishops and certain other dignitaries)


lawda

(Catholicism, in the plural) lauds (a prayer service following matins)


appostoliku

mt-adjective

appostoliku (feminine singular appostolika, plural appostoliċi)

appostolika (feminine singular)
appostoliċi (plural)


appostolat

(Christianity) apostolate, apostleship (the position of an apostle)


firjol

mt-noun

firjol m (plural friewel, diminutive frajjel or frajwel or frejwel)

friewel (plural)
frajjel (diminutive)
frajwel (diminutive)
frejwel (diminutive)

(clothing, Roman Catholicism) ferraiolo (kind of cape)


elevazzjoni

(Roman Catholicism) elevation (raising of the host)


eskardinazzjoni

eskardinazzjoni f (plural eskardinazzjonijiet)


inkardinazzjoni

inkardinazzjoni f (plural inkardinazzjonijiet)


djakunessa

(Christianity) Alternative form of djakonessa


djaknu

djaknu m (plural djakni, feminine djakonessa or djakunessa)

djakni (plural)
djakonessa (feminine)
djakunessa (feminine)


djakunu

djakunu m (plural djakuni, feminine djakonessa or djakunessa)

djakuni (plural)
djakonessa (feminine)
djakunessa (feminine)

(Christianity) Alternative form of djaknu: deacon


Lejlet il-Milied

From Arabic لَيْلَة اَلْمِيلاد (laylat al-mīlād) or lejlet (construct state of lejla) + il- + Milied.

inh

لَيْلَة اَلْمِيلاد

Literally, “night of Christmas”.

Christmas Eve (final night before Christmas).