birra

Borrowed from Italian birra, from Old High German bior, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą, of uncertain origin.


landa

suldati tal-landa


nixxiegħa

/nɪʃˈʃɪː.ja/

/nɪʃˈʃɪː.aˤ/

Il-Għanja tiegħi tazza
mimlija min-nixxiegħa
tal-ferħ li ssaqqi u tkabbar
il-ħlejjaq fir-rebbiegħa.

1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Għanja ta’ Żgħożiti”, in Mill-Gallarija ta’ Żgħożiti:


ċomb

Borrowed from Sicilian chiummu, chiumbu (“lead”).


ħadid

ħadida (singulative)
ħdejjed (plural)
ħadidiet (paucal)


palladju

(chemistry) palladium (chemical element)


għadira

mt-noun

għadira f (plural għadajjar, diminutive għadajra)

għadajjar (plural)
għadajra (diminutive)

From Arabic غَدِير (ḡadīr, “brook, pond, puddle”).


demm

mt-noun

demm m (plural dmija or dmum or dmiem or dmijiet)

dmija (plural)
dmum (plural)
dmiem (plural)
dmijiet (plural)

X’sejra ġġibilna ġewwa l-fardal tiegħek.
ja Sena Ġdida?
Ah! biegħed minna
il-għelt, il-ġlied,
id-demm bejn l-aħwa;
rażżan ir-regħba u l-ġibdiet tal-ħakma,
rattab l-irjus u l-qlub,
ġibilna s-sabar ta’ xulxin, l-imħabba,
ġibilna l-għaqda,
ġibilna s-sliem,
ġibilna l-ħelsien!

1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Lis-Sena l-Ġdida 1964”, in Fl-Arena:


oċean

/ɔˈt͡ʃɛː.an/


idroġenu

Borrowed from Italian idrogeno, from French hydrogène.


ażotu

Borrowed from Italian azoto, influenced by English azote.

(chemistry) Synonym of nitroġenu: nitrogen


baħar

baħar m (plural ibħra or bħur or bħura or bħar, diminutive bħajjar or bħajjer)

ibħra (plural)
bħur (plural)
bħura (plural)
bħar (plural)
bħajjar (diminutive)
bħajjer (diminutive)
baħri (first-person singular)
baħarna (first-person plural)
baħrek (second-person singular)
baħarkom (plural second-person)
baħru (masculine singular third-person)
baħarha (feminine singular third-person)
baħarhom (plural third-person)


żerriegħa

żerriegħa f (plural żrieragħ, paucal żerrigħat)

From Arabic زَرِّيعَة (zarrīʕa, “seed”).


awrina

From Italian urina or less probably Sicilian orina, both from Latin urīna. The initial a- would seem due to a backformation from l-awrina, from Italian la urina with the definite article. (The contraction l'urina was not obligatory in older Italian.)


molibdenu

(chemistry) molybdenum (chemical element)


deheb

deheb m (plural dehbijiet or dhub or dhubiet or dhubijiet)

dehbijiet (plural)
dhub (plural)
dhubiet (plural)
dhubijiet (plural)


nbid

Huma jieklu ħobż il-ħażen, u jixorbu nbid il-vjolenza.

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-proverbji 4:17:

New International Version translation: They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

Jagħtik Alla min-nida tas-smewwiet, u mill-frott tal-art, kotra ta’ qamħ u nbid.

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Ġenesi 27:28:

New International Version translation: May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness— an abundance of grain and new wine.

U jagħmel il-Mulej tal-eżerċti għall-popli kollha fuq din il-muntanja, mejda b’ikel fin, mejda bi nbejjed ħelwa, b’laħam imsemmen bil-mudullun, u nbejjed fini.

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Profeta Isaija 25:6:

New International Version translation: On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine— the best of meats and the finest of wines.


kubrit

kubrita (singulative)
kubritiet (paucal)


fosfru

(chemistry) Alternative form of fosforu: phosphorus


silika

(inorganic chemistry) silica (silicon dioxide)


glukows

(biochemistry) Alternative form of glukożju: glucose


radju

Borrowed from Italian radio, from French radium.


beżqa

beżqa f (dual beżqtejn, plural beżqiet, diminutive bżejqa)

beżqtejn (dual)
beżqiet (plural)
bżejqa (diminutive)

(figuratively) small quantity (of liquids)


qarraba

qarraba f (plural qrareb, paucal qarrabiet)

Inherited from Arabic قَرَّابَة (qarrāba, “flask; carafe?”), derived from قِرْبَة (qirba) or قِرَاب (qirāb) better known as جِرَاب (jirāb).


idroġnu

(chemistry) Alternative form of idroġenu: hydrogen


protattinju

(chemistry) protactinium (chemical element)


plutonju

(chemistry) plutonium (chemical element)


nettunju

(chemistry) neptunium (chemical element)


ameriċju

(chemistry) americium (chemical element)


berkelju

(chemistry) berkelium (chemical element)


seaborgju

(chemistry) seaborgium (chemical element)


rutherfordju

(chemistry) rutherfordium (chemical element)


lawrenzju

(chemistry) lawrencium (chemical element)


kalifornju

(chemistry) californium (chemical element)


darmstadtju

(chemistry) darmstadtium (chemical element)


mendelevju

(chemistry) mendelevium (chemical element)


einsteinju

(chemistry) einsteinium (chemical element)


itterbju

(chemistry) ytterbium (chemical element)


meitnerju

(chemistry) meitnerium (chemical element)


disprożju

(chemistry) dysprosium (chemical element)


gadolinju

(chemistry) gadolinium (chemical element)


neodimju

(chemistry) neodymium (chemical element)


promezju

(chemistry) promethium (chemical element)


praseodimju

(chemistry) praseodymium (chemical element)


lantanju

(chemistry) lanthanum (chemical element)


tellurju

(chemistry) tellurium (chemical element)


rutenju

(chemistry) ruthenium (chemical element)


teknezju

(chemistry) technetium (chemical element)


stronzju

(chemistry) strontium (chemical element)


żirkonju

(chemistry) zirconium (chemical element)


ġermanju

(chemistry) germanium (chemical element)


roentgenju

(chemistry) roentgenium (chemical element)


manganiż

(chemistry) manganese (chemical element)