henna

mt-verb

henna (imperfect jhenni, past participle mhenni)

jhenni (imperfect)
mhenni (participle past)
hennejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
hennejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
henna (masculine perfect singular third-person)
hennejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
hennejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
hennew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
hennejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
hennejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
henniet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
hennejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
hennejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
hennew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nhenni (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
thenni (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jhenni (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nhennu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
thennu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jhennu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nhenni (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
thenni (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
thenni (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nhennu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
thennu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jhennu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
henni (imperative second-person singular)
hennu (imperative plural second-person)

(often religion, of God or godly life) to make happy; to enbliss


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)


Alla

From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh, “God”) through the common dialectal form alla with loss of the final -h. The Arabic word is a general term for “God” used also by Arabic-speaking Jews and Christians.


Koran

Borrowed from Italian Corano, from Arabic الْقُرْآن (al-qurʔān). Related with inherited Maltese qara (“to read”). The inherited form would have been *qran.


islam

Borrowed from Italian islam, from Arabic إسْلام (ʔislām). The related word mislem (“Muslim”) was inherited from Arabic, but all other terms are learned borrowings.


Ramadan

Borrowed from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān). Doublet of inherited Randan (“Lent”).


reliġjon

Borrowed from Italian religione, from Latin religio.


musulman

mt-adjective

musulman (feminine singular musulmana, plural musulmani)

musulmana (feminine singular)
musulmani (plural)

Borrowed from Italian musulmano, from Ottoman Turkish, from Persian مسلمان (mosalmân), from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim), whence also inherited Maltese mislem (“Muslim”, noun).

Muslim (of persons, peoples, cultures: pertaining to Islam)


Venere

Borrowed from Italian Venere, from Latin Venus.


sekonda

(music) second (interval between two adjacent notes)


santu

(Christianity) saint (male or of unspecified sex)


stalla

From older Sicilian *stalla (now stadda) and/or Italian stalla, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stallaz.

stable, sty, barn (building where animals are kept)


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)


musmar

From Arabic مِسْمَار (mismār). Compare Moroccan Arabic مسمار (musmār).

(masonry) header (brick that is laid sideways)


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


sema

Is-sema bagħatlu sabi u s-sultan żamm kelmtu!

2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:


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

(religion) vigil (private or communal act of devotion at nighttime)

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.


mandra

mandra f (plural mnadar, paucal mandriet, diminutive mnajdra)

mnadar (plural)
mandriet (paucal)
mnajdra (diminutive)

Borrowed from Italian mandra, variant of mandria, from Latin mandra, from Ancient Greek μάνδρα (mándra).

an outdoors pen, traditionally in the courtyard of a farmhouse, used mostly for small livestock such as chickens, goats, etc.


Kanċer

(astrology) Synonym of Il-Qabru: Cancer (zodiac sign)


kesa

mt-verb

kesa (imperfect jiksi, past participle miksi, verbal noun kisi)

jiksi (imperfect)
miksi (participle past)
kisi (noun-from-verb)
ksejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ksejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
kesa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ksejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ksejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ksew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ksejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ksejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ksiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ksejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ksejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ksew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niksi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiksi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiksi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niksu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tiksu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiksu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niksi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiksi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiksi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niksu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tiksu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiksu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
iksi (imperative second-person singular)
iksu (imperative plural second-person)


librerija

Borrowed from Italian libreria (“bookshop; private library”), perhaps influenced semantically by English library.

bor+

Benna baqra għaqlija, kotba qrat fuq mija.
 U l-ħolma tagħha hija li taħdem ġo librerija.

2015, Michael Piscopo (lyrics and music), “Benna l-Baqra”performed by Phyllisienne Brincat and her Children’s Choir:

Benna is a clever cow, she’s read over a hundred books.
 And her dream is to work in a library.

library (book collection, whether private or accessible to the public)


iżlam

Alternative form of islam: Islam (religion)


Kristjaneżmu

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

der

Χριστιανισμός


anġlu

Borrowed from Sicilian àngilu, àncilu, from Latin angelus (“angel”).


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.

(Islam) asr, the afternoon Islamic prayer


qima

From Arabic قِيمَة (qīma, “worth, value”).

respect; veneration
(religion) worship (of God)

respect; veneration
(religion) veneration (of saints etc.)

respect; veneration
veneration (of saints etc.)


Muħammed

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).
The inherited form would be Mħammed, which died out as a given name after the Rechristianisation of Malta, but was still attested as a surname up to the 15th century (then obviously borne by Christians). Even today it survives in the place name Tal-Imħammed.


kċina

mt-noun

kċina f (plural kċejjen, diminutive kċejna)

Borrowed from Sicilian cucina, from Late Latin cocīna.

il-kċina Maltija


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
 q-r-r (confess)
 0 terms
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


ġewnaħ

mt-noun

ġewnaħ m (dual ġwinħajn or ġwenħajn, plural ġwienaħ or ġnieħ, diminutive ġwejnaħ)

ġwinħajn (dual)
ġwenħajn (dual)
ġwienaħ (plural)
ġnieħ (plural)
ġwejnaħ (diminutive)

Back-formation from the plural ġwienaħ, itself from Arabic جَوَانِح (jawāniḥ), as if from a four-radical *جَوْنَح (*jawnaḥ), but actually plural of جَانِح (jāniḥ, “side, wing”). Compare also جَنَاح (janāḥ).


xebba

xebba f (plural xebbiet, masculine xebb, diminutive xbejba)

xebbiet (plural)
xebb (masculine)
xbejba (diminutive)

From Arabic شَابَّة (šābba), feminine of شابّ (šābb). By surface analysis, xebb + -a.

(religion or dated) virgin, maiden (girl or woman without sexual experience)


xitan

(religion) the Devil; Satan (lord of all demons and adversary of God)


knisja

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.


sebbaħ

mt-verb

sebbaħ (imperfect jsebbaħ, past participle msebbaħ, verbal noun tisbiħ)

jsebbaħ (imperfect)
msebbaħ (participle past)
tisbiħ (noun-from-verb)
sebbaħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sebbaħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sebbaħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sebbaħna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
sebbaħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sebbħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sebbaħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sebbaħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sebbħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sebbaħna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
sebbaħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sebbħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsebbaħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssebbaħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsebbaħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsebbħu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ssebbħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsebbħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsebbaħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssebbaħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssebbaħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsebbħu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ssebbħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsebbħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
sebbaħ (imperative second-person singular)
sebbħu (imperative plural second-person)


ammen

Borrowed from Italian ammen, from Latin amen, form Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn), from Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn).


kartun

(comics) cartoon (humorous drawing or strip)


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)

(Christianity) saint (male or of unspecified sex)


magħmudija

inh

مَعْمُودِيّة


qanpiena

mt-noun

qanpiena f (plural qniepen, diminutive qnejpna)

Borrowed from Sicilian campana, from Late Latin campāna.

Il-qniepen bdew isejħu lill-fidili għall-quddiesa.

The bells were summoning the believers to mass.


mislem

mislem m (plural misilmin, feminine misilma)

From Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, in dialects widely mislim). The word was inherited from Arabic as referring to a group of people with whom the Maltese remained in contact, while islam is a learned borrowing from Italian. Similarly, in other European languages, words for “Muslim” (like English Mussulman) are generally much older than the words for the religion. For the phonotactics of the plural misilmin, compare midneb.

inh

Arabic مُسْلِم


ragħa

mt-verb

ragħa (imperfect jirgħa, past participle mirgħi)

jirgħa (imperfect)
mirgħi (participle past)
rgħajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rgħajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ragħa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
rgħajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
rgħajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
rgħaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
rgħajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rgħajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
rgħat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
rgħajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
rgħajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
rgħaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nirgħa (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tirgħa (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jirgħa (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nirgħaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tirgħaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jirgħaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nirgħa (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tirgħa (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tirgħa (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nirgħaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tirgħaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jirgħaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
irgħa (imperative second-person singular)
irgħaw (imperative plural second-person)

Root
 r-għ-j
 0 terms
From Arabic رَعَى (raʕā).

(figurative, also religion) to tend, to lead (e.g. a congregation)


denfil

From a dialectal variant of Arabic دَرْفِيل (darfīl), دُلْفِين (dulfīn), which also underlies in Moroccan Arabic دنفيل (danfīl). Ultimately from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís).


għammed

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


ġenna

From Arabic جَنّة (janna, “garden; paradise”), from whose plural also ġnien (“garden”).

inh

(also religion) paradise (idealistic abode in this world, e.g. that of Adam and Eve)

(religion) heaven; paradise (otherworldly abode of the righteous or justified)


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)


pprova

jipprova (imperfect)
pprovajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
pprovajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
pprova (masculine perfect singular third-person)
pprovajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
pprovajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
pprovaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
pprovajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
pprovajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
pprovat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
pprovajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
pprovajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
pprovaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nipprova (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tipprova (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jipprova (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nipprovaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tipprovaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jipprovaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nipprova (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tipprova (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tipprova (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nipprovaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tipprovaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jipprovaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
pprova (imperative second-person singular)
pprovaw (imperative plural second-person)

Borrowed from Sicilian pruvari and/or Italian provare, from Latin probare.

(religion) to try; to put through trial, temptation, tribulation


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


qawmien

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Derived from qam. The Arabic verbal noun is قِيام (qiyām), whence قِيامة (qiyāma, “resurrection”).


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.


qaleb

mt-verb

qaleb (imperfect jaqleb, past participle maqlub, verbal noun qlib)

jaqleb (imperfect)
maqlub (participle past)
qlib (noun-from-verb)
qlibt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qlibt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qaleb (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qlibna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
qlibtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qalbu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qlibt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qlibt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qalbet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qlibna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
qlibtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qalbu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
naqleb (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taqleb (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jaqleb (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
naqilbu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
taqilbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jaqilbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
naqleb (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taqleb (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
taqleb (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
naqilbu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
taqilbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jaqilbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
aqleb (imperative second-person singular)
aqilbu (imperative plural second-person)


daqq

daqq (imperfect jdoqq, verbal noun daqq)

jdoqq (imperfect)
daqq (noun-from-verb)
daqqejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
daqqejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
daqq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
daqqejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
daqqejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
daqqew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
daqqejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
daqqejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
daqqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
daqqejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
daqqejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
daqqew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ndoqq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ddoqq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jdoqq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ndoqqu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ddoqqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jdoqqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ndoqq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ddoqq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ddoqq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ndoqqu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ddoqqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jdoqqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
doqq (imperative second-person singular)
doqqu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic دَقَّ (daqqa, “to knock”, dialectally also “play an instrument”).


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

(religion) an animal or human sacrifice; an instance of sacrificial slaughter

(Christianity) “sacrifice” as referring to the Eucharist


debaħ

mt-verb

debaħ (imperfect jidbaħ or jidboħ, past participle midbuħ, verbal noun dbiħ)

jidbaħ (imperfect)
jidboħ (imperfect)
midbuħ (participle past)
dbiħ (noun-from-verb)
dbaħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dbaħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
debaħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
dbaħna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
dbaħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
debħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
dbaħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dbaħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
debħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
dbaħna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
dbaħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
debħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nidbaħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tidbaħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jidbaħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nidbħu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tidbħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jidbħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nidbaħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tidbaħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tidbaħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nidbħu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tidbħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jidbħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
idbaħ (imperative second-person singular)
idbħu (imperative plural second-person)
dbaħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dbaħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
debaħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
dbaħna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
dbaħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
debħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
dbaħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dbaħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
debħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
dbaħna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
dbaħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
debħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nidboħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tidboħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jidboħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nidbħu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tidbħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jidbħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nidboħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tidboħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tidboħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nidbħu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tidbħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jidbħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
idboħ (imperative second-person singular)
idbħu (imperative plural second-person)

Alla talab minn Abraham biex jidbaħ lil ibnu Iżakk.

God demanded of Abraham that he sacrifice his son Isaac.

(religion) to slaughter and sacrifice a victim (usually an animal)


rasuli

mt-adjective

rasuli (feminine singular rasulija, plural rasulin)

rasulija (feminine singular)
rasulin (plural)

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


stqarr

mt-verb

stqarr (imperfect jistqarr, past participle mistqarr)

jistqarr (imperfect)
mistqarr (participle past)
stqarrejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stqarrejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
stqarr (masculine perfect singular third-person)
stqarrejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
stqarrejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
stqarrew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
stqarrejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stqarrejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
stqarret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
stqarrejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
stqarrejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
stqarrew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nistqarr (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistqarr (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jistqarr (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nistqarru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tistqarru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jistqarru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nistqarr (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistqarr (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tistqarr (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nistqarru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tistqarru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jistqarru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
stqarr (imperative second-person singular)
stqarru (imperative plural second-person)


ġarrab

ġarrab (imperfect jġarrab, past participle mġarrab, verbal noun tiġrib)

jġarrab (imperfect)
mġarrab (participle past)
tiġrib (noun-from-verb)
ġarrabt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ġarrabt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ġarrab (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ġarrabna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ġarrabtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ġarrbu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ġarrabt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ġarrabt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ġarrbet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ġarrabna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ġarrabtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ġarrbu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nġarrab (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ġġarrab (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jġarrab (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nġarrbu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ġġarrbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jġarrbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nġarrab (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ġġarrab (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ġġarrab (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nġarrbu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ġġarrbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jġarrbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ġarrab (imperative second-person singular)
ġarrbu (imperative plural second-person)


katina

mt-noun

katina f (plural ktajjen or katini, diminutive ktajna)

ktajjen (plural)
katini (plural)
ktajna (diminutive)

Borrowed from Sicilian catina, from Latin catēna. Cognate with English chain.

(masonry) header (brick that is laid sideways)


faħħar

mt-verb

faħħar (imperfect jfaħħar, past participle mfaħħar, verbal noun tifħir)

jfaħħar (imperfect)
mfaħħar (participle past)
tifħir (noun-from-verb)
faħħart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
faħħart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
faħħar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
faħħarna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
faħħartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
faħħru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
faħħart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
faħħart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
faħħret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
faħħarna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
faħħartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
faħħru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nfaħħar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tfaħħar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jfaħħar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nfaħħru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tfaħħru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jfaħħru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nfaħħar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tfaħħar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tfaħħar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nfaħħru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tfaħħru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jfaħħru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
faħħar (imperative second-person singular)
faħħru (imperative plural second-person)


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


qiem

qiem (imperfect jqim, past participle meqjum or maqjum, verbal noun qiem)

jqim (imperfect)
meqjum (participle past)
maqjum (participle past)
qiem (noun-from-verb)
qimt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qimt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qiem (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qimna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
qimtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qiemu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qimt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qimt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qiemet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qimna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
qimtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qiemu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqim (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqim (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqim (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqimu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tqimu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqimu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqim (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqim (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqim (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqimu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tqimu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqimu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qim (imperative second-person singular)
qimu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic أَقَامَ (ʔaqāma, “to perform”, also a religious duty).


evanġelju

Directly 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).


vanġelu

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


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


saċerdot

Borrowed from Italian sacerdote, from Latin sacerdos.


lajku

Borrowed from Sicilian laicu and/or Italian laico, both from Latin laicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós).

(religion) layman (one who is not ordained)


kunvent

Borrowed from Sicilian cunventu, from Latin conventus.


żieni

mt-adjective

żieni (feminine singular żienja, plural żienja or żenjin)

żienja (feminine singular)
żienja (plural)
żenjin (plural)

Prostituzzjoni tfisser ‘il-kummerċ fil-ħajja żienja għall-flus’ u dan ifisser li mhux kull mara żienja hija prostituta għaliex fejn m’hemmx l-għoti tal-flus, ir-rigal jew il-favur bi tpattija għal dan is-servizz, ma tistax tissejjaħ prostituzzjoni.

2017 November 5, “Reċensjoni tal-ktieb “Il-prostituzzjoni f’Malta””, in Kullħadd, page 26:

Prostitution means ‘dealing in a promiscuous lifestyle for money’, and this means that not every promiscuous woman is a prostitute because when there is no giving of money, gifts or favours in exchange for such service, this cannot be called prostitution.

lewd, promiscuous, adulterous; (especially religion) given to or constituting sexual sin


Magħreb

Fit-talba tal-Misilmin, il-ħin tal-magħreb huwa wara l-ħin tal-għasar, wara li nżul ix-xemx.

In the prayer of the Muslims, the time of maghrib is after the time of asar, that is after sunset.

(Islam) maghrib, the sunset time of the Islamic prayer


qassat

mt-verb

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)


Nanna Għula

Literally: “Granny Ogress”. See nanna and għul.

(folklore) an evil, old witch, occurring in folktales


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


għonnella

mt-noun

għonnella f (plural għenienel, diminutive għejnilla)

għenienel (plural)
għejnilla (diminutive)

From older Sicilian *gunnella (now gunnedda) and/or Italian gonnella, from a diminutive of Latin gonna, whence also English gown. The replacement of /ɡ/ with /ɣ/ is unusual even in early borrowings. At any rate it requires that the borrowing occurred before the beginning of the merger of /ɣ/ with /ʕ/, thus earlier than 1700.

(historical, folklore) kind of head covering worn by Maltese women (generally until the 19th c. and occasionally still in the earlier 20th c.), most typically in the form of a long shawl with a stiff hem, creating a wide hood over the wearer’s head


sagrifiċċju

Borrowed from Italian sacrificio and/or Sicilian sacrificiu, sacrifizziu, both from Latin sacrificium.

(religion) sacrifice, offering (act of giving something up willingly in order to honour a deity; that which is so offered)


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”)


Ġaħan

From Arabic جُحَا (juḥā). The final -n is probably paragogic.

Hershel of Ostropol
w:Hershel of Ostropol

(folklore) A character in Maltese folktales, a “wise fool”, equivalent to the Arabic Joha and Sicilian Giufà, similar also to the Turko-Persian Molla Nasreddin, the Jewish Hershel of Ostropol, the German Till Eulenspiegel, etc.


tifħir

(religion) praise, glorification (of God)


maqjel

mt-noun

maqjel m (plural mqajel or mqawel or mqajjel or mwieqel, diminutive (archaic) mqajjel)

mqajel (plural)
mqawel (plural)
mqajjel (plural)
mwieqel (plural)
mqajjel (archaic diminutive)

From an alteration (*maqyal) of Arabic مَقِيل (maqīl, “resting place”).

pen, sty, stall (fenced area or compartment for animals)


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)


rokokò

Borrowed from Italian rococò, from French rococo.


qaffel

mt-verb

qaffel (imperfect jqaffel, past participle mqaffel, verbal noun taqfil)

jqaffel (imperfect)
mqaffel (participle past)
taqfil (noun-from-verb)
qaffilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qaffilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qaffel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qaffilna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
qaffiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qafflu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qaffilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qaffilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qafflet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qaffilna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
qaffiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qafflu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqaffel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqaffel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqaffel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqafflu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tqafflu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqafflu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqaffel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqaffel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqaffel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqafflu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tqafflu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqafflu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qaffel (imperative second-person singular)
qafflu (imperative plural second-person)


kunfissinarju

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


siġġa

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


saġġa

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


konfessjonarju

mt-noun

konfessjonarju m (plural konfessjonarji)


kunfessjonarju

kunfessjonarju m (plural kunfessjonarji)

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


manbar

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


ffissa

mt-verb

ffissa (imperfect jiffissa, past participle ffissat or fissat, verbal noun ffissar or fissar)

jiffissa (imperfect)
ffissat (participle past)
fissat (participle past)
ffissar (noun-from-verb)
fissar (noun-from-verb)
ffissajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ffissajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ffissa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ffissajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ffissajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ffissaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ffissajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ffissajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ffissat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ffissajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ffissajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ffissaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niffissa (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiffissa (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiffissa (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niffissaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tiffissaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiffissaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niffissa (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiffissa (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiffissa (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niffissaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tiffissaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiffissaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ffissa (imperative second-person singular)
ffissaw (imperative plural second-person)

(photography) to fix (render a photographic impression)


sfoka

sfoka (imperfect jisfoka, past participle sfokat or sfukat, verbal noun sfokar or sfukar)

jisfoka (imperfect)
sfokat (participle past)
sfukat (participle past)
sfokar (noun-from-verb)
sfukar (noun-from-verb)
sfokajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sfokajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sfoka (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sfokajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
sfokajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sfokaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sfokajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sfokajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sfokat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sfokajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
sfokajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sfokaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nisfoka (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisfoka (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jisfoka (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nisfokaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tisfokaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jisfokaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nisfoka (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisfoka (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tisfoka (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nisfokaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tisfokaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jisfokaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
sfoka (imperative second-person singular)
sfokaw (imperative plural second-person)
sfukajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sfukajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sfoka (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sfukajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
sfukajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sfukaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sfukajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sfukajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sfukat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sfukajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
sfukajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sfukaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nisfoka (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisfoka (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jisfoka (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nisfukaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tisfukaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jisfukaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nisfoka (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisfoka (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tisfoka (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nisfukaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tisfukaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jisfukaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
sfoka (imperative second-person singular)
sfukaw (imperative plural second-person)

Borrowed from Italian sfocare and/or Sicilian [Term?].


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)


belliegħa

belliegħa f (plural blalagħ or blielagħ)

(folklore) a monster dwelling in wells that swallows anyone looking down


kwadratura

(photography, film) shot (photography: single unbroken sequence of photographic exposures)


dwettista

dwettista m or f by sense (plural dwettisti)


denominazzjoni

denominazzjoni f (plural denominazzjonijiet)

(religion) denomination (class or society with the same name, a sect)


lawda

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


appostolat

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


appostoliku

mt-adjective

appostoliku (feminine singular appostolika, plural appostoliċi)

appostolika (feminine singular)
appostoliċi (plural)


edukandat

boarding school for girls (typically run by nuns)


kazzola

Sense 1 from Italian casseruola. Sense 2 from Sicilian cazzola and/or Italian cazzola.


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)


espressjoniżmu

espressjoniżmu m (plural espressjoniżmi)


vvela

mt-verb

vvela (imperfect jivvela, past participle vvelat, verbal noun vvelar)

jivvela (imperfect)
vvelat (participle past)
vvelar (noun-from-verb)
vvelajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
vvelajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
vvela (masculine perfect singular third-person)
vvelajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
vvelajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
vvelaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
vvelajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
vvelajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
vvelat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
vvelajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
vvelajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
vvelaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nivvela (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tivvela (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jivvela (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nivvelaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tivvelaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jivvelaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nivvela (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tivvela (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tivvela (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nivvelaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tivvelaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jivvelaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
vvela (imperative second-person singular)
vvelaw (imperative plural second-person)


vvokalizza

vvokalizza (imperfect jivvokalizza, past participle vvokalizzat or vokalizzat, verbal noun vvokalizzar or vokalizzar)

jivvokalizza (imperfect)
vvokalizzat (participle past)
vokalizzat (participle past)
vvokalizzar (noun-from-verb)
vokalizzar (noun-from-verb)
vvokalizzajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
vvokalizzajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
vvokalizza (masculine perfect singular third-person)
vvokalizzajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
vvokalizzajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
vvokalizzaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
vvokalizzajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
vvokalizzajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
vvokalizzat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
vvokalizzajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
vvokalizzajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
vvokalizzaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nivvokalizza (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tivvokalizza (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jivvokalizza (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nivvokalizzaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tivvokalizzaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jivvokalizzaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nivvokalizza (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tivvokalizza (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tivvokalizza (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nivvokalizzaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tivvokalizzaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jivvokalizzaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
vvokalizza (imperative second-person singular)
vvokalizzaw (imperative plural second-person)


elevazzjoni

(Roman Catholicism) elevation (raising of the host)


eskardinazzjoni

mt-noun

eskardinazzjoni f (plural eskardinazzjonijiet)


inkardinazzjoni

inkardinazzjoni f (plural inkardinazzjonijiet)


Għaqreb

Alternative form of Il-Għakreb:
(astrology) Scorpio (zodiac sign)

Alternative form of Il-Għakreb:
Scorpio (zodiac sign)


ċavi

Borrowed from Sicilian chiavi. Doublet of ċavu.

Alternative form: ċova

(architecture) keystone (the top stone of an arch)


fabbiżonju

(theater) props (items placed on a stage to create a scene)


bblokkja

mt-verb

bblokkja (imperfect jibblokkja, past participle bblokkjat, verbal noun bblokkjar)

jibblokkja (imperfect)
bblokkjat (participle past)
bblokkjar (noun-from-verb)
bblokkjajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
bblokkjajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
bblokkja (masculine perfect singular third-person)
bblokkjajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
bblokkjajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
bblokkjaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
bblokkjajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
bblokkjajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
bblokkjat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
bblokkjajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
bblokkjajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
bblokkjaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nibblokkja (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tibblokkja (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jibblokkja (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nibblokkjaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tibblokkjaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jibblokkjaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nibblokkja (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tibblokkja (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tibblokkja (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nibblokkjaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tibblokkjaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jibblokkjaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
bblokkja (imperative second-person singular)
bblokkjaw (imperative plural second-person)

Borrowed from English to block. Doublet of bblokka


dwella

(architecture) intrados (inner curve of an arch)


rdubblatura

(masonry) building a second wall besides an existing one


djakunu

mt-noun

djakunu m (plural djakuni, feminine djakonessa or djakunessa)

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

(Christianity) Alternative form of djaknu: deacon


djakunessa

(Christianity) Alternative form of djakonessa


djaknu

djaknu m (plural djakni, feminine djakonessa or djakunessa)

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


trukkatur

trukkatur m (plural trukkaturi, feminine trukkatura or trukkatriċi)

trukkaturi (plural)
trukkatura (feminine)
trukkatriċi (feminine)


ttrukka

mt-verb

ttrukka (imperfect jittrukka, past participle ttrukkat or trukkat, verbal noun ttrukkar or trukkar)

jittrukka (imperfect)
ttrukkat (participle past)
trukkat (participle past)
ttrukkar (noun-from-verb)
trukkar (noun-from-verb)
ttrukkajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ttrukkajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ttrukka (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ttrukkajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ttrukkajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ttrukkaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ttrukkajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ttrukkajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ttrukkat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ttrukkajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ttrukkajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ttrukkaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nittrukka (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tittrukka (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jittrukka (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nittrukkaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tittrukkaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jittrukkaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nittrukka (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tittrukka (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tittrukka (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nittrukkaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tittrukkaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jittrukkaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ttrukka (imperative second-person singular)
ttrukkaw (imperative plural second-person)


trombettier

mt-noun

trombettier m (plural trombettieri or trombettiera, feminine trombettiera)

trombettieri (plural)
trombettiera (plural)
trombettiera (feminine)


Ġeħova

(religion) Jehovah (name of God in the Hebrew scriptures)


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).


maqrar

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