pizza

Borrowed from Sicilian pizza and/or Italian pizza. Further origin uncertain.


re

Borrowed from Sicilian re and/or Italian re, from Latin rēx.


Andorran

mt-noun

Andorran m (plural Andorrani, feminine Andorrana)


Angolan

Angolan m (plural Angolani, feminine Angolana)


Sri Lankan

mt-adjective

Sri Lankan (feminine singular Sri Lankana, plural Sri Lankani)

Sri Lankana (feminine singular)
Sri Lankani (plural)

Sri Lankan (of, from or relating to Sri Lanka)


Sri Lankan

mt-noun

Sri Lankan m (plural Sri Lankani, feminine Sri Lankana)

Sri Lankani (plural)
Sri Lankana (feminine)

Sri Lankan (native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka) (male or of unspecified gender)


Tongan

mt-adjective

Tongan (feminine singular Tongana, plural Tongani)

Tongana (feminine singular)
Tongani (plural)


Tongan

mt-noun

Tongan m (plural Tongani, feminine Tongana)

Tongan (native or inhabitant of Tonga) (male or of unspecified gender)


Turkmen

mt-adjective

Turkmen (feminine singular Turkmena, plural Turkmeni)

Turkmena (feminine singular)
Turkmeni (plural)

Turkmen (of, from or relating to Turkmenistan)


Turkmen

mt-noun

Turkmen m (plural Turkmeni, feminine Turkmena)

Turkmen (native or inhabitant of Turkmenistan)


rand

Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis#Translingual


bint

ulied (plural)
binti (first-person singular)
bintna (first-person plural)
bintek (second-person singular)
bintkom (plural second-person)
bintu (masculine singular third-person)
bintha (feminine singular third-person)
binthom (plural third-person)


birra

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


Amerikan

mt-adjective

Amerikan (feminine singular Amerikana, plural Amerikani)

Amerikana (feminine singular)
Amerikani (plural)

United States of America
United States of America#English

American (of, from or relating to United States of America)


Amerikan

mt-noun

Amerikan m (plural Amerikani, feminine Amerikana)

American (native or inhabitant of United States of America) (male or of unspecified gender)


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)


Koran

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


Rumen

mt-adjective

Rumen (feminine singular Rumena, plural Rumeni)

Rumena (feminine singular)
Rumeni (plural)

Romanian (of, from or relating to Romania)


Rumen

mt-noun

Rumen m (plural Rumeni, feminine Rumena)

Romanian (native or inhabitant of Romania) (male or of unspecified gender)


Sloven

mt-adjective

Sloven (feminine singular Slovena, plural Sloveni)

Slovena (feminine singular)
Sloveni (plural)

Slovene (of, from or relating to Slovenia)


Sloven

mt-noun

Sloven m (plural Sloveni, feminine Slovena)

Slovene (native or inhabitant of Slovenia) (male or of unspecified gender)


nanna

nanna f (plural nanniet, masculine nannu)

nanniet (plural)
nannu (masculine)
nannti (first-person singular)
nannitna (first-person plural)
nanntek (second-person singular)
nannitkom (plural second-person)
nanntu (masculine singular third-person)
nannitha (feminine singular third-person)
nannithom (plural third-person)


Russu

mt-adjective

Russu (feminine singular Russa, plural Russi)

Russa (feminine singular)
Russi (plural)

Russian (of, from or relating to Russia)


Russu

Russian (native or inhabitant of Russia) (male or of unspecified gender)


omm

mt-noun

omm f (plural ommijiet, masculine missier or bu)

ommijiet (plural)
missier (masculine)
bu (masculine)
ommi (first-person singular)
ommna (first-person plural)
ommok (second-person singular)
ommkom (plural second-person)
ommu (masculine singular third-person)
ommha (feminine singular third-person)
ommhom (plural third-person)

U Adam semma lil martu Eva għax hi kienet omm il-ħajjin kollha.

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Ġenesi 3:20:

King James Version translation: And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

Wara l-bibien,
fit-tul tat-toroq twal,
batejt
il-għeja
il-qtigħ ta’ qalb,
batejt fuq kollox il-mistħija;
iżda ġarrabt ukoll
il-ferħ u l-għaxqa
li kull tallab iħoss
x’ħin jasal wisq għajjien bil-ħorġa f’idu
bil-ħobż għand ommu mġewħa.

1970, Anton Buttigieg, “It-Tallab”, in Fl-Arena:


familja

familja f (construct state familt, plural familji)

familt (construct)
familji (plural)
familti (first-person singular)
familtna (first-person plural)
familtek (second-person singular)
familtkom (plural second-person)
familtu (masculine singular third-person)
familtha (feminine singular third-person)
familthom (plural third-person)

tal-familja

raġel tal-familja

ġie bis-Sagra Familja (pejorative)


papoċċa

Borrowed from Sicilian papoccia, from Ottoman Turkish پاپوش (papuş), from Persian پاپوش (pâ-puš).


baħri

mt-adjective

baħri (feminine singular baħrija, plural baħrin)

baħrija (feminine singular)
baħrin (plural)

From Arabic بَحْرِيّ (baḥriyy). By surface analysis, baħar + -i.


torri

Borrowed from Sicilian turri and/or Italian torre, from Latin turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis).


żiemel

mt-noun

żiemel m (plural żwiemel, feminine debba, diminutive żwejmel)

żwiemel (plural)
debba (feminine)
żwejmel (diminutive)

From Arabic زَامِل (zāmil, “horse or wild ass”), related to زَامِلَة (zāmila, “(she-)camel used to carrying something”).


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


Afgan

mt-adjective

Afgan (feminine singular Afgana, plural Afgani)

Afgana (feminine singular)
Afgani (plural)


kannella

From Italian cannella or a Sicilian equivalent.


Albaniż

Albaniż (feminine singular Albaniża, plural Albaniżi)

Albaniża (feminine singular)
Albaniżi (plural)

Albanian (of, from or relating to Albania)


Albaniż

mt-noun

Albaniż m (plural Albaniżi, feminine Albaniża)

Albanian (native or inhabitant of Albania) (male or of unspecified gender)


reġina

From Italian regina and/or Sicilian rigina, riggina, both from Latin rēgīna. If originally borrowed from Sicilian, the form would have been later influenced by either the masculine re (“king”) or the Italian form.


Daniż

mt-adjective

Daniż (feminine singular Daniża, plural Daniżi)

Daniża (feminine singular)
Daniżi (plural)

Danish (of, from or relating to Denmark)


Daniż

mt-noun

Daniż m (plural Daniżi, feminine Daniża)

Dane (native or inhabitant of Denmark) (male or of unspecified gender)


oħt

oħt f (plural aħwa or ħut, masculine ħu)

aħwa (plural)
ħut (plural)
ħu (masculine)
oħti (first-person singular)
oħtna (first-person plural)
oħtok (second-person singular)
oħtkom (plural second-person)
oħtu (masculine singular third-person)
oħtha (feminine singular third-person)
oħthom (plural third-person)

oħtok

oħt missieru


fotografu

fotografu m (plural fotografi, feminine fotografa)


furnar

furnar m (plural furnara, feminine furnara)

Borrowed from Sicilian furnaru, from Latin furnārius.


kimiku

kimiku m (plural kimiċi, feminine kimika)


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


Spanjol

mt-adjective

Spanjol (feminine singular Spanjola, plural Spanjoli)

Spanjola (feminine singular)
Spanjoli (plural)

Borrowed from Sicilian spagnolu and/or Italian spagnolo.


Spanjol

mt-noun

Spanjol m (plural Spanjoli, feminine Spanjola)

Spaniard (native or inhabitant of Spain) (male or of unspecified gender)


Taljana

Taljana f (plural Taljani, masculine Taljan)

female Italian (female native or inhabitant of Italy)


Taljan

mt-adjective

Taljan (feminine singular Taljana, plural Taljani)

Taljana (feminine singular)
Taljani (plural)


Taljan

mt-noun

Taljan m (plural Taljani, feminine Taljana)

Italian (native or inhabitant of Italy) (male or of unspecified gender)


tifla

tifla f (plural bniet, masculine tifel, diminutive tfajla)

bniet (plural)
tifel (masculine)
tfajla (diminutive)

From Arabic طِفْلة (ṭifla, “little girl”), feminine of طِفْل (ṭifl). Equivalent to tifel + -a.
The plural bniet is from Arabic بَنات (banāt), thus originally plural of bint (“daughter”), but now not commonly used anymore to mean “female offspring” specifically, for which ulied bniet (literally “children girls”).


missier

missier m (plural missirijiet or misserijiet, feminine omm)

missirijiet (plural)
misserijiet (plural)
omm (feminine)
missieri (first-person singular)
missierna (first-person plural)
missierek (second-person singular)
missierkom (plural second-person)
missieru (masculine singular third-person)
missierha (feminine singular third-person)
missierhom (plural third-person)

From older Sicilian misseri, from Old Occitan meser. Cognate with French monsieur, obsolete Italian messere. Displaced native Maltese bu.

Dawn id-drawwiet writniehom mingħand missirijietna.

We have inherited these customs from our forefathers.

(chiefly in the plural) forefather, ancestor


iben

iben m (construct state iben or bin, plural ulied)

iben (construct)
bin (construct)
ulied (plural)
ibni (first-person singular)
binna (first-person plural)
ibnek (second-person singular)
binkom (plural second-person)
ibnu (masculine singular third-person)
binha (feminine singular third-person)
binhom (plural third-person)


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)


Malti

mt-adjective

Malti (feminine singular Maltija, plural Maltin)

Maltija (feminine singular)
Maltin (plural)

From Arabic مالْطِيّ (mālṭiyy). By surface analysis, Malta + -i.


Malti

mt-noun

Malti m (plural Maltin, feminine Maltija)

Maltese (native or inhabitant of Malta) (male or of unspecified gender)


gambetta

Borrowed from Italian gambetto. Doublet of gambit.

Alternative form: gambit


ekonomista

ekonomista m or f by sense (plural ekonomisti)


spiżjar

spiżjar m (plural spiżjari, feminine spiżjara)


Daniża

Daniża f (plural Daniżi, masculine Daniż)

female Danish (female native or inhabitant of Denmark)


libsa

From Arabic لِبْسة (libsa, “attire, choice of clothes”, in dialects also “garment, dress”).


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)


tifel

mt-noun

tifel m (plural tfal or subien, feminine tifla, diminutive tfajjel)

tfal (plural)
subien (plural)
tifla (feminine)
tfajjel (diminutive)
tifli (first-person singular)
tifilna (first-person plural)
tiflek (second-person singular)
tifilkom (plural second-person)
tiflu (masculine singular third-person)
tifilha (feminine singular third-person)
tifilhom (plural third-person)


orjentazzjoni sesswali

orjentazzjoni sesswali f (plural orjentazzjonijiet sesswali)


żewġ

żwieġ (plural)
mara (feminine)
żewġi (first-person singular)
żewġna (first-person plural)
żewġek (second-person singular)
żewġkom (plural second-person)
żewġu (masculine singular third-person)
żewġha (feminine singular third-person)
żewġhom (plural third-person)

From Arabic زَوْج (zawj, “pair”), from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos, “yoke”). Compare Moroccan Arabic جوج (jūj).


ħu

aħwa (plural)
ħut (plural)
oħt (feminine)
ħija (first-person singular)
ħuna (first-person plural)
ħuk (second-person singular)
ħukom (plural second-person)
ħuh (masculine singular third-person)
ħuha (feminine singular third-person)
ħuhom (plural third-person)

From Arabic أَخُو (ʔaḵū), construct form of أَخ (ʔaḵ, “brother”).

ħuk

ħu ommha

her mother’s brother, her maternal uncle

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:


butir

Borrowed from Sicilian butiru, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron).


ġelat

Borrowed from Italian gelato, from Latin gelātus.


Franċiż

Franċiż m (plural Franċiżi, feminine Franċiża)


Korsikan

mt-adjective

Korsikan (feminine singular Korsikana, plural Korsikani)

Korsikana (feminine singular)
Korsikani (plural)


Korsikan

mt-noun

Korsikan m (plural Korsikani, feminine Korsikana)


Żvediż

mt-adjective

Żvediż (feminine singular Żvediża, plural Żvediżi)

Żvediża (feminine singular)
Żvediżi (plural)

Swedish (of, from or relating to Sweden)


Żvediż

mt-noun

Żvediż m (plural Żvediżi, feminine Żvediża)

Swedish (native or inhabitant of Sweden)


zija

zijiet (plural)
ziju (masculine)
ziti (first-person singular)
zijitna (first-person plural)
zitek (second-person singular)
zijitkom (plural second-person)
zitu (masculine singular third-person)
zijitha (feminine singular third-person)
zijithom (plural third-person)

Borrowed from Sicilian zia, from Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).

Għandha relazzjoni ħafna tajba ma’ zijitha.

She has a very good relationship with her aunt.

“La tikxifx l-għera ta’ ħu missierek, jiġifieri la tersaqx lejn martu, għax hi z-zija tiegħek.

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Levitiku 18:14:

New International Version translation: “‘Do not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt.


Asturjan

mt-adjective

Asturjan (feminine singular Asturjana, plural Asturjani)

Asturjana (feminine singular)
Asturjani (plural)

Asturian (of, from or relating to Asturias)


Asturjan

mt-noun

Asturjan m (plural Asturjani, feminine Asturjana)

Asturian (native or inhabitant of Asturias) (male or of unspecified gender)


ziju

zijiet (plural)
zija (feminine)
zijuwi (first-person singular)
zijuna (first-person plural)
zijuk (second-person singular)
zijukom (plural second-person)
zijuh (masculine singular third-person)
zijuha (feminine singular third-person)
zijuhom (plural third-person)

Borrowed from Sicilian ziu, from Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos). Displaced the native Arabic terms għamm (“paternal uncle”) and ħal (“maternal uncle”), in part probably because this distinction is less relevant in the European family system.

Għandu relazzjoni ħafna tajba ma’ zijuh.

He has a very good relationship with his uncle.

Mosè sejjaħ lil Misael u lil Elsafan, ulied Għużżijel, iz-ziju ta’ Aron, u qalilhom: “Ersqu ’l hawn u ħudu lill-kuġini tagħkom minn quddiem il-post qaddis ’il barra mill-kamp.”

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Levitiku 10:4:

New International Version translation: Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come here; carry your cousins outside the camp, away from the front of the sanctuary.”


Tajlandiż

mt-adjective

Tajlandiż (feminine singular Tajlandiża, plural Tajlandiżi)

Tajlandiża (feminine singular)
Tajlandiżi (plural)


Tajlandiż

mt-noun

Tajlandiż m (plural Tajlandiżi, feminine Tajlandiża)

Tajlandiżi (plural)
Tajlandiża (feminine)

Thai (native or inhabitant of Thailand) (male or of unspecified gender)


Bulgaru

mt-adjective

Bulgaru (feminine singular Bulgara, plural Bulgari)

Bulgara (feminine singular)
Bulgari (plural)


Bulgaru

mt-noun

Bulgaru m (plural Bulgari, feminine Bulgara)


Olandiż

Olandiż m (plural Olandiżi, feminine Olandiża)


peduna

Back-formation from the plural peduni, from Sicilian piduni.


Ewropew

mt-adjective

Ewropew (feminine singular Ewropea, plural Ewropej)

Ewropea (feminine singular)
Ewropej (plural)


Każakistani

Każakistani (feminine singular Każakistana, plural Każakistani)

Każakistana (feminine singular)
Każakistani (plural)

Kazakh (of, from or relating to Kazakhstan)


Każakistani

mt-noun

Każakistani m (plural Każakistani, feminine Każakistana)

Każakistani (plural)
Każakistana (feminine)

Kazakh (native or inhabitant of Kazakhstan) (male or of unspecified gender)


Kroat

mt-adjective

Kroat (feminine singular Kroata, plural Kroati)

Kroata (feminine singular)
Kroati (plural)

Croatian (of, from or relating to Croatia)


Kroat

mt-noun

Kroat m (plural Kroati, feminine Kroata)

Croatian (native or inhabitant of Croatia) (male or of unspecified gender)


Ċiniż

mt-adjective

Ċiniż (feminine singular Ċiniża, plural Ċiniżi)

Ċiniża (feminine singular)
Ċiniżi (plural)


Ċiniż

mt-noun

Ċiniż m (plural Ċiniżi, feminine Ċiniża)

Chinese (native or inhabitant of China) (male or of unspecified gender)


Ġorġjan

mt-adjective

Ġorġjan (feminine singular Ġorġjana, plural Ġorġjani)

Ġorġjana (feminine singular)
Ġorġjani (plural)


Ġorġjan

mt-noun

Ġorġjan m (plural Ġorġjani, feminine Ġorġjana)


Ġappuniż

mt-adjective

Ġappuniż (feminine singular Ġappuniża, plural Ġappuniżi)

Ġappuniża (feminine singular)
Ġappuniżi (plural)

Japanese (of, from or relating to Japan)


Ġappuniż

mt-noun

Ġappuniż m (plural Ġappuniżi, feminine Ġappuniża)

Japanese (native or inhabitant of Japan) (male or of unspecified gender)


Armenjan

mt-adjective

Armenjan (feminine singular Armenjana, plural Armenjani)

Armenjana (feminine singular)
Armenjani (plural)

Armenian (of, from or relating to Armenia)


Armenjan

mt-noun

Armenjan m (plural Armenjani, feminine Armenjana)

Armenian (native or inhabitant of Armenia) (male or of unspecified gender)


Malazjan

mt-adjective

Malazjan (feminine singular Malazjana, plural Malazjani)

Malazjana (feminine singular)
Malazjani (plural)

Malaysian (of, from or relating to Malaysia)


Malazjan

mt-noun

Malazjan m (plural Malazjani, feminine Malazjana)

Malaysian (native or inhabitant of Malaysia) (male or of unspecified gender)


Vjetnamiż

mt-adjective

Vjetnamiż (feminine singular Vjetnamiża, plural Vjetnamiżi)

Vjetnamiża (feminine singular)
Vjetnamiżi (plural)

Vietnamese (of, from or relating to Vietnam)


Vjetnamiż

mt-noun

Vjetnamiż m (plural Vjetnamiżi, feminine Vjetnamiża)

Vjetnamiżi (plural)
Vjetnamiża (feminine)

Vietnamese (native or inhabitant of Vietnam) (male or of unspecified gender)


Latvjan

mt-adjective

Latvjan (feminine singular Latvjana, plural Latvjani)

Latvjana (feminine singular)
Latvjani (plural)

Latvian (of, from or relating to Latvia)


Latvjan

mt-noun

Latvjan m (plural Latvjani, feminine Latvjana)

Latvian (native or inhabitant of Latvia) (male or of unspecified gender)


Indoneżjan

mt-adjective

Indoneżjan (feminine singular Indoneżjana, plural Indoneżjani)

Indoneżjana (feminine singular)
Indoneżjani (plural)

Indonesian (of, from or relating to Indonesia)


Indoneżjan

mt-noun

Indoneżjan m (plural Indoneżjani, feminine Indoneżjana)

Indoneżjani (plural)
Indoneżjana (feminine)

Indonesian (native or inhabitant of Indonesia) (male or of unspecified gender)


Mongoljan

mt-adj

Mongoljan (feminine singular Mongoljana, plural Mongoljani)

Mongoljana (feminine singular)
Mongoljani (plural)


Mongoljan

mt-noun

Mongoljan m (plural Mongoljani, feminine Mongoljana)

Mongoljani (plural)
Mongoljana (feminine)


Litwan

mt-adjective

Litwan (feminine singular Litwana, plural Litwani)

Litwana (feminine singular)
Litwani (plural)

Lithuanian (of, from or relating to Lithuania)


Litwan

mt-noun

Litwan m (plural Litwani, feminine Litwana)

Lithuanian (native or inhabitant of Lithuania) (male or of unspecified gender)


Tork

mt-adjective

Tork (feminine singular Torka, plural Torok or Torki)

Torka (feminine singular)
Torok (plural)
Torki (plural)

Influenced by Italian turco, but the word as such was inherited from Arabic تُرْكِيّ (turkiyy). The more original form still in the place name Għar it-Torkija (literally “cave of the Turkish woman”).

Dalgħodu tkellimt ma’ żewġ turisti Torok.

This morning I spoke with two Turkish tourists.

It-tifel għadu Tork.

(literally, “The child is still Turkish.”)

(dated, sometimes offensive) non-Christian or not properly Christian; impious; not (yet) baptised


Ukren

Ukren (feminine singular Ukrena, plural Ukreni)

Ukrena (feminine singular)
Ukreni (plural)

Ukrainian (of, from or relating to Ukraine)


Ukren

mt-noun

Ukren m (plural Ukreni, feminine Ukrena)

Ukrainian (native or inhabitant of Ukraine) (male or of unspecified gender)


Maċedonjan

mt-adjective

Maċedonjan (feminine singular Maċedonjana, plural Maċedonjani)

Maċedonjana (feminine singular)
Maċedonjani (plural)

North Macedonian
North Macedonian#English

North Macedonian (of, from or relating to North Macedonia)


Maċedonjan

mt-noun

Maċedonjan m (plural Maċedonjani, feminine Maċedonjana)

Maċedonjani (plural)
Maċedonjana (feminine)

North Macedonian (native or inhabitant of North Macedonia) (male or of unspecified gender)


Litwanjan

mt-adjective

Litwanjan (feminine singular Litwanjana, plural Litwanjani)

Litwanjana (feminine singular)
Litwanjani (plural)

Synonym of Litwan: Lithuanian (of, from or relating to Lithuania)


Litwanjan

mt-noun

Litwanjan m (plural Litwanjani, feminine Litwanjana)

Litwanjani (plural)
Litwanjana (feminine)

Synonym of Litwan: Lithuanian (native or inhabitant of Lithuania) (male or of unspecified gender)


Użbek

mt-adjective

Użbek (feminine singular Użbeka, plural Użbeki)

Użbeka (feminine singular)
Użbeki (plural)

Uzbek (of, from or relating to Uzbekistan)


Użbek

mt-noun

Użbek m (plural Użbeki, feminine Użbeka)

Uzbek (native or inhabitant of Uzbekistan) (male or of unspecified gender)


Ungeriż

mt-adjective

Ungeriż (feminine singular Ungeriża, plural Ungeriżi)

Ungeriża (feminine singular)
Ungeriżi (plural)

Hungarian (of, from or relating to Hungary)


Ungeriż

mt-noun

Ungeriż m (plural Ungeriżi, feminine Ungeriża)

Hungarian (native or inhabitant of Hungary) (male or of unspecified gender)


astronomu

astronomu m (plural astronomi, feminine astronoma)


laħam

laħma (singulative)
laħmijiet (plural)
lħum (plural)
lħumijiet (plural plural-of)


nbid

nbid m (dual (obsolete) nbidejn, plural nbejjed)

nbidejn (dual obsolete)
nbejjed (plural)

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.


Maltija

Maltija f (plural Maltin, masculine Malti)

female Maltese (female native or inhabitant of Malta)


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.


ċittadin

ċittadin m (plural ċittadini, feminine ċittadina)


kartun

(comics) cartoon (humorous drawing or strip)


Tuvalan

mt-adjective

Tuvalan (feminine singular Tuvalana, plural Tuvalani)

Tuvalana (feminine singular)
Tuvalani (plural)

Tuvaluan (of, from or relating to Tuvalu)


Tuvalan

mt-noun

Tuvalan m (plural Tuvalani, feminine Tuvalana)

Tuvaluan (native or inhabitant of Tuvalu) (male or of unspecified gender)


professur

professur m (plural professuri, feminine professoressa)

professuri (plural)
professoressa (feminine)

Borrowed from Italian professore, from Latin professor.


biċċa

biċċa f (dual biċċtejn, plural bċejjeċ or biċċiet or bċieċ, diminutive bċejċa)

biċċtejn (dual)
bċejjeċ (plural)
biċċiet (plural)
bċieċ (plural)
bċejċa (diminutive)

Ultimately from Late Latin pettia, probably from Sicilian pezza or a variant of it.

(chess) piece (chess: figure other than pawn; similar counter in other games)


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


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


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)


Brażiljan

mt-adjective

Brażiljan (feminine singular Brażiljana, plural Brażiljani)

Brażiljana (feminine singular)
Brażiljani (plural)


Brażiljan

mt-noun

Brażiljan m (plural Brażiljani, feminine Brażiljana)

Brażiljani (plural)
Brażiljana (feminine)


furketta

Borrowed from Sicilian furchetta, diminutive of furca, from Latin furca.


kuġin

kuġin m (plural kuġini, feminine kuġina)

kuġini (plural)
kuġina (feminine)
kuġini (first-person singular)
kuġinna (first-person plural)
kuġinek (second-person singular)
kuġinukom (plural second-person)
kuġinkom (plural second-person)
kuġinu (masculine singular third-person)
kuġinuha (feminine singular third-person)
kuġinha (feminine singular third-person)
kuġinuhom (plural third-person)
kuġinhom (plural third-person)

Borrowed from Sicilian cucinu, cuginu and/or Italian cugino, both from Old French cosin, from Latin consobrinus.

Ingħatat dispensa mill-knisja u żżewġet kuġinuha.

She got a dispensation from the church and married her cousin.


qartas

mt-verb

qartas (imperfect jqartas, past participle mqartas)

jqartas (imperfect)
mqartas (participle past)
qartast (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qartast (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qartas (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qartasna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
qartastu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qartsu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qartast (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qartast (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qartset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qartasna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
qartastu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qartsu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqartas (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqartas (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqartas (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqartsu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tqartsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqartsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqartas (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqartas (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqartas (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqartsu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tqartsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqartsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qartas (imperative second-person singular)
qartsu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic قِرْطَاس (qirṭās), قُرْطَاس (qurṭās, “paper”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Doublet of karta (“paper in general, writing paper”).


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


ħarrub

ħarruba (singulative)
ħarrubiet (paucal)

Ceratonia siliqua
Ceratonia siliqua#Translingual

carob (fruit and tree of Ceratonia siliqua L.)


edukatur

mt-noun

edukatur m (plural edukaturi, feminine edukatura or edukatriċi)

edukaturi (plural)
edukatura (feminine)
edukatriċi (feminine)


neputi

neputi m (plural neputijiet, feminine neputija)

Borrowed from Sicilian niputi, from Latin nepōs.


baħħar

baħħar m (plural baħħara, feminine baħħara)

Occupational noun from Arabic بَحَّار (baḥḥār).


Għisa

From Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā, “Jesus”, among Muslims), of uncertain precise origins, but eventually from Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (yəhōšuᵃʿ). Among the clergy and townsfolk it was probably replaced with Italo-Romance Ġesù fairly early on. In some areas, however, it appears to have survived for very long. Vassalli still gives Sidna Għisa for “Dominus noster Iesus”, although for him this use is chiefly that of the “Saracens”, whereas the name properly refers to Joshua (it and Jesus going back to the same Hebrew form). In line with the general absence of Christian Arabic names in Maltese, there seems to be no trace of the proper Christian form يَسُوع (yasūʕ), unless it were perhaps found in the expression jessu għalik.

der

Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (yəhōšuᵃʿ)


ravjul

ravjula (singulative)
ravjuliet (paucal)


filosfu

Borrowed from Sicilian filòsufu and/or Italian filosofo, from Latin philosophus, from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος (philósophos).

Sokrate huwa meqjus wieħed mill-akbar filosfi ta’ kull żmien.

Socrates is considered one of the greatest philosophers of all time.


bużnannu

mt-noun

bużnannu m (plural bużnanniet, feminine bużnanna)


bużnanna

bużnanna f (plural bużnanniet, masculine bużnannu)

bużnanniet (plural)
bużnannu (masculine)
bużnannti (first-person singular)
bużnannitna (first-person plural)
bużnanntek (second-person singular)
bużnannitkom (plural second-person)
bużnanntu (masculine singular third-person)
bużnannitha (feminine singular third-person)
bużnannithom (plural third-person)


nannu

nannu m (plural nanniet or nannujiet or nannijiet, feminine nanna)

nanniet (plural)
nannujiet (plural)
nannijiet (plural)
nanna (feminine)
nannuwi (first-person singular)
nannuna (first-person plural)
nannuk (second-person singular)
nannukom (plural second-person)
nannuh (masculine singular third-person)
nannuha (feminine singular third-person)
nannuhom (plural third-person)

Alternative form: nann

Used to show respect when addressing old men.


brijoxx

brijoxxa (singulative)
brijoxxi (plural)


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)


għamm

għamm m (plural għemum, feminine għamma)

Coordinate term: ħal (“maternal uncle”)


ħal

Coordinate term: għamm (“paternal uncle”)


żerriegħ

żerriegħ m (plural żerriegħin, feminine żerriegħa)

żerriegħin (plural)
żerriegħa (feminine)


ċivilista

ċivilista m or f by sense (plural ċivilisti)


kunjat

kunjat m (plural kunjati, feminine kunjata)

Borrowed from Sicilian cugnatu, from Latin cognatus.

a parent in-law, i.e. related by way of marriage


Iżakk

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


xellef

mt-verb

xellef (imperfect jxellef, past participle mxellef, verbal noun tixlif)

jxellef (imperfect)
mxellef (participle past)
tixlif (noun-from-verb)
xellift (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xellift (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xellef (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xellifna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
xelliftu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xellfu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xellift (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xellift (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xellfet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xellifna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
xelliftu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xellfu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nxellef (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxellef (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jxellef (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nxellfu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
xxellfu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jxellfu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nxellef (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxellef (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
xxellef (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nxellfu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
xxellfu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jxellfu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xellef (imperative second-person singular)
xellfu (imperative plural second-person)

Probably inherited from dialectal Arabic; compare North Levantine Arabic شلف (šalaf, “to throw”). The football sense is a calque of English chip.

cog

(soccer) to chip (strike the ball lightly such that it ascends steeply)


maqrut

From dialectal Arabic مَقْرُوط (maqrūṭ), from مَقْرُوض (maqrūḍ).


Eġizzjan

mt-adjective

Eġizzjan (feminine singular Eġizzjana, plural Eġizzjani)

Eġizzjana (feminine singular)
Eġizzjani (plural)

Egyptian (of, from or relating to Egypt)


Eġizzjan

mt-noun

Eġizzjan m (plural Eġizzjani, feminine Eġizzjana)

Egyptian (native or inhabitant of Egypt) (male or of unspecified gender)


qubbajt

From Arabic قُبَّيْط (qubbayṭ). Cognate with Sicilian cubbàita, cupeta.


konfessur

confessor (one who confesses faith in Christianity)


elettriċista

elettriċista m or f by sense (plural elettriċisti)


prinċep

prinċep m (plural prinċpijiet, feminine prinċipessa)

prinċpijiet (plural)
prinċipessa (feminine)


fgura

fgura f (plural fgajjar, diminutive fgajra)


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?].


sessologu

mt-noun

sessologu m (plural sessologi, feminine sessologa)


neputija

neputija f (plural neputijiet, masculine neputi)


ġenitur

Borrowed from Sicilian genituri and/or Italian genitore, both from Latin genitor.


fdewxa

fdewxa f (plural fdewwex, paucal fdewxiet)

Dialectal Arabic فِدَاوِش (fidāwiš, “noodles”), which may be from Italian fettuccia (“band, ribbon”)

a type of Maltese pasta similar to tagliatelle


skakkumattu

Borrowed from Italian scacco matto. Doublet of ċekkmejt.


rukkett

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


Karkariż

mt-adjective

Karkariż (feminine singular Karkariża, plural Karkariżi)

Karkariża (feminine singular)
Karkariżi (plural)


Karkariż

mt-noun

Karkariż m (plural Karkariżi, feminine Karkariża)


Dingli

mt-adjective

Dingli (feminine singular Dinglija, plural Dinglin)

Dinglija (feminine singular)
Dinglin (plural)


Dingli

mt-noun

Dingli m (plural Dinglin, feminine Dinglija)


Bormliż

mt-adjective

Bormliż (feminine singular Bormliża, plural Bormliżi)

Bormliża (feminine singular)
Bormliżi (plural)


Bormliż

mt-noun

Bormliż m (plural Bormliżi, feminine Bormliża)


Ħamruniż

mt-adjective

Ħamruniż (feminine singular Ħamruniża, plural Ħamruniżi)

Ħamruniża (feminine singular)
Ħamruniżi (plural)


Ħamruniż

mt-noun

Ħamruniż m (plural Ħamruniżi, feminine Ħamruniża)


Qormi

mt-adjective

Qormi (feminine singular Qormija, plural Qormin)

Qormija (feminine singular)
Qormin (plural)


Qormi

mt-noun

Qormi m (plural Qormin or Qriema, feminine Qormija)

Qormin (plural)
Qriema (plural)
Qormija (feminine)


kwadratura

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


ċoff

Borrowed from Sicilian ciuffu and/or Italian ciuffo.


sismologu

sismologu m (plural sismologi, feminine sismologa)


astrologu

astrologu m (plural astrologi, feminine astrologa)


avventurier

avventurier m (plural avventurieri, feminine avventuriera)

avventurieri (plural)
avventuriera (feminine)


firjol

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)


Bugħażżu

From bu + għażż, literally “father of laziness”.


Arġentin

mt-noun

Arġentin m (plural Arġentini, feminine Arġentina)

Argentinian (native or inhabitant of Argentina) (male or of unspecified gender)


Arġentin

mt-adj

Arġentin (feminine singular Arġentina, plural Arġentini)

Arġentina (feminine singular)
Arġentini (plural)

Argentinian (of, from or relating to Argentina)


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)


bballottra

bballottra (imperfect jibballottra, past participle bballottrat, verbal noun bballottrar)

jibballottra (imperfect)
bballottrat (participle past)
bballottrar (noun-from-verb)
bballottrajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
bballottrajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
bballottra (masculine perfect singular third-person)
bballottrajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
bballottrajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
bballottraw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
bballottrajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
bballottrajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
bballottrat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
bballottrajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
bballottrajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
bballottraw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nibballottra (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tibballottra (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jibballottra (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nibballottraw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tibballottraw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jibballottraw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nibballottra (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tibballottra (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tibballottra (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nibballottraw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tibballottraw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jibballottraw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
bballottra (imperative second-person singular)
bballottraw (imperative plural second-person)

(card games) to restrain from playing a better card for a later strategy


Netherlandiż

mt-noun

Netherlandiż m (plural Netherlandiżi, feminine Netherlandiża)

Netherlandiżi (plural)
Netherlandiża (feminine)


Marokkin

mt-adjective

Marokkin (feminine singular Marokkina, plural Marokkini)

Marokkina (feminine singular)
Marokkini (plural)


Marokkin

mt-noun

Marokkin m (plural Marokkini, feminine Marokkina)


Alġerin

mt-adjective

Alġerin (feminine singular Alġerina, plural Alġerini)

Alġerina (feminine singular)
Alġerini (plural)


Alġerin

mt-noun

Alġerin m (plural Alġerini, feminine Alġerina)


Mauritanjan

mt-adjective

Mauritanjan (feminine singular Mauritanjana, plural Mauritanjani)

Mauritanjana (feminine singular)
Mauritanjani (plural)


Mauritanjan

mt-noun

Mauritanjan m (plural Mauritanjani, feminine Mauritanjana)

Mauritanjani (plural)
Mauritanjana (feminine)


Libjan

mt-adjective

Libjan (feminine singular Libjana, plural Libjani)

Libjana (feminine singular)
Libjani (plural)


Libjan

mt-noun

Libjan m (plural Libjani, feminine Libjana)


Maljan

mt-adjective

Maljan (feminine singular Maljana, plural Maljani)

Maljana (feminine singular)
Maljani (plural)


Maljan

mt-noun

Maljan m (plural Maljani, feminine Maljana)


Tuneżin

mt-adjective

Tuneżin (feminine singular Tuneżina, plural Tuneżini)

Tuneżina (feminine singular)
Tuneżini (plural)

Tunisian (of, from or relating to Tunisia)


Tuneżin

mt-noun

Tuneżin m (plural Tuneżini, feminine Tuneżina)

Tunisian (native or inhabitant of Tunisia) (male or of unspecified gender)


Sawdi

mt-adjective

Sawdi (feminine singular Sawdija, plural Sawdin)

Sawdija (feminine singular)
Sawdin (plural)


Sawdi

mt-noun

Sawdi m (plural Sawdin, feminine Sawdija)


Sud Afrikan

mt-adjective

Sud Afrikan (feminine singular Sud Afrikana, plural Sud Afrikani)

Sud Afrikana (feminine singular)
Sud Afrikani (plural)

South African (of, from or relating to South Africa)


Sud Afrikan

mt-noun

Sud Afrikan m (plural Sud Afrikani, feminine Sud Afrikana)

Sud Afrikani (plural)
Sud Afrikana (feminine)

South African (native or inhabitant of South Africa) (male or of unspecified gender)


awtur

awtur m (plural awturi, feminine awtriċi)

Borrowed from Italian autore, from Latin auctōrem.

author (originator or creator of a work)


awtur

mt-adj

awtur (feminine singular awtura, plural awturi)

awtura (feminine singular)
awturi (plural)


bazzika

(card games) a Maltese variant of bezique


ċekmejt

(chess) Alternative form of ċekkmejt: checkmate (said when making the conclusive move in chess)


ċekkmejt

Borrowed from English checkmate. Doublet of skakkumattu.

(chess) checkmate (said when making the conclusive move in chess)


ċekk

(chess) check (chess: when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece)


ċċekkja

mt-verb

ċċekkja (imperfect jiċċekkja, past participle ċċekkjat, verbal noun ċċekkjar)

jiċċekkja (imperfect)
ċċekkjat (participle past)
ċċekkjar (noun-from-verb)
ċċekkjajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ċċekkjajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ċċekkja (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ċċekkjajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ċċekkjajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ċċekkjaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ċċekkjajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ċċekkjajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ċċekkjat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ċċekkjajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ċċekkjajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ċċekkjaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niċċekkja (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiċċekkja (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiċċekkja (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niċċekkjaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tiċċekkjaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiċċekkjaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niċċekkja (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiċċekkja (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiċċekkja (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niċċekkjaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tiċċekkjaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiċċekkjaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ċċekkja (imperative second-person singular)
ċċekkjaw (imperative plural second-person)

(chess) to check (chess: to make a move which puts an adversary's king in check)


ċċikkja

ċċikkja (imperfect jiċċikkja, past participle ċċikkjat, verbal noun ċċikkjar)

jiċċikkja (imperfect)
ċċikkjat (participle past)
ċċikkjar (noun-from-verb)
ċċikkjajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ċċikkjajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ċċikkja (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ċċikkjajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ċċikkjajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ċċikkjaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ċċikkjajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ċċikkjajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ċċikkjat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ċċikkjajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ċċikkjajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ċċikkjaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niċċikkja (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiċċikkja (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiċċikkja (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niċċikkjaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tiċċikkjaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiċċikkjaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niċċikkja (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiċċikkja (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiċċikkja (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niċċikkjaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tiċċikkjaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiċċikkjaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ċċikkja (imperative second-person singular)
ċċikkjaw (imperative plural second-person)

(chess) Alternative form of ċċekkja: to check (chess: to make a move which puts an adversary's king in check)


dagħam

dagħam (imperfect jidgħam, past participle midgħum, verbal noun dgħum)

jidgħam (imperfect)
midgħum (participle past)
dgħum (noun-from-verb)
dgħamt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dgħamt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
dagħam (masculine perfect singular third-person)
dgħamna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
dgħamtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
dagħmu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
dgħamt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dgħamt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
dagħmet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
dgħamna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
dgħamtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
dagħmu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nidgħam (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tidgħam (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jidgħam (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nidagħmu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tidagħmu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jidagħmu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nidgħam (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tidgħam (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tidgħam (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nidagħmu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tidagħmu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jidagħmu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
idgħam (imperative second-person singular)
idagħmu (imperative plural second-person)


Żambjan

mt-adjective

Żambjan (feminine singular Żambjana, plural Żambjani)

Żambjana (feminine singular)
Żambjani (plural)

Zambian (of, from or relating to Zambia)


Żambjan

mt-noun

Żambjan m (plural Żambjani, feminine Żambjana)

Zambian (native or inhabitant of Zambia) (male or of unspecified gender)


Żvizzeru

mt-adjective

Żvizzeru (feminine singular Żvizzera, plural Żvizzeri)

Żvizzera (feminine singular)
Żvizzeri (plural)

Swiss (of, from or relating to Switzerland)


Żvizzeru

mt-noun

Żvizzeru m (plural Żvizzeri, feminine Żvizzera)

Swiss (native or inhabitant of Switzerland) (male or of unspecified gender)


Żimbabwen

mt-adjective

Żimbabwen (feminine singular Żimbabwena, plural Żimbabweni)

Żimbabwena (feminine singular)
Żimbabweni (plural)

Zimbabwean (of, from or relating to Zimbabwe)


Żimbabwen

mt-noun

Żimbabwen m (plural Żimbabweni, feminine Żimbabwena)

Żimbabweni (plural)
Żimbabwena (feminine)

Zimbabwean (native or inhabitant of Zimbabwe) (male or of unspecified gender)


Singaporjan

mt-adjective

Singaporjan (feminine singular Singaporjana, plural Singaporjani)

Singaporjana (feminine singular)
Singaporjani (plural)

Singaporean (of, from or relating to Singapore)


Singaporjan

mt-noun

Singaporjan m (plural Singaporjani, feminine Singaporjana)

Singaporjani (plural)
Singaporjana (feminine)

Singaporean (native or inhabitant of Singapore) (male or of unspecified gender)


Urugwajan

mt-adjective

Urugwajan (feminine singular Urugwajana, plural Urugwajani)

Urugwajana (feminine singular)
Urugwajani (plural)

Uruguayan (of, from or relating to Uruguay)


Urugwajan

mt-noun

Urugwajan m (plural Urugwajani, feminine Urugwajana)

Urugwajani (plural)
Urugwajana (feminine)

Uruguayan (native or inhabitant of Uruguay) (male or of unspecified gender)


Sudaniż

mt-adjective

Sudaniż (feminine singular Sudaniża, plural Sudaniżi)

Sudaniża (feminine singular)
Sudaniżi (plural)

Sudanese (of, from or relating to Sudan)


Sudaniż

mt-noun

Sudaniż m (plural Sudaniżi, feminine Sudaniża)

Sudanese (native or inhabitant of Sudan) (male or of unspecified gender)


Togoliż

mt-adjective

Togoliż (feminine singular Togoliża, plural Togoliżi)

Togoliża (feminine singular)
Togoliżi (plural)


Togoliż

mt-noun

Togoliż m (plural Togoliżi, feminine Togoliża)

Togolese (native or inhabitant of Togo) (male or of unspecified gender)


Sirjan

mt-adjective

Sirjan (feminine singular Sirjana, plural Sirjani)

Sirjana (feminine singular)
Sirjani (plural)


Sirjan

mt-noun

Sirjan m (plural Sirjani, feminine Sirjana)

Syrian (native or inhabitant of Syria) (male or of unspecified gender)


Surinamjan

mt-adjective

Surinamjan (feminine singular Surinamjana, plural Surinamjani)

Surinamjana (feminine singular)
Surinamjani (plural)

Surinamese (of, from or relating to Suriname)


Surinamjan

mt-noun

Surinamjan m (plural Surinamjani, feminine Surinamjana)

Surinamjani (plural)
Surinamjana (feminine)

Surinamese (native or inhabitant of Suriname) (male or of unspecified gender)


Tanzani

mt-adjective

Tanzani (feminine singular Tanzanija, plural Tanzanin)

Tanzanija (feminine singular)
Tanzanin (plural)

Tanzanian (of, from or relating to Tanzania)


Tanzani

mt-noun

Tanzani m (plural Tanzanin, feminine Tanzanija)

Tanzanian (native or inhabitant of Tanzania) (male or of unspecified gender)


Timoriż

mt-adjective

Timoriż (feminine singular Timoriża, plural Timoriżi)

Timoriża (feminine singular)
Timoriżi (plural)

East Timorese (of, from or relating to East Timor)


Timoriż

mt-noun

Timoriż m (plural Timoriżi, feminine Timoriża)

East Timorese (native or inhabitant of East Timor) (male or of unspecified gender)


Tajwaniż

mt-adjective

Tajwaniż (feminine singular Tajwaniża, plural Tajwaniżi)

Tajwaniża (feminine singular)
Tajwaniżi (plural)

Taiwanese (of, from or relating to Taiwan)


Tajwaniż

mt-noun

Tajwaniż m (plural Tajwaniżi, feminine Tajwaniża)

Taiwanese (native or inhabitant of Taiwan) (male or of unspecified gender)


Ugandiż

mt-adjective

Ugandiż (feminine singular Ugandiża, plural Ugandiżi)

Ugandiża (feminine singular)
Ugandiżi (plural)

Ugandan (of, from or relating to Uganda)


Ugandiż

mt-noun

Ugandiż m (plural Ugandiżi, feminine Ugandiża)

Ugandan (native or inhabitant of Uganda) (male or of unspecified gender)


Sud Sudaniż

mt-adjective

Sud Sudaniż (feminine singular Sud Sudaniża, plural Sud Sudaniżi)

Sud Sudaniża (feminine singular)
Sud Sudaniżi (plural)

South Sudanese (of, from or relating to South Sudan)


Sud Sudaniż

mt-noun

Sud Sudaniż m (plural Sud Sudaniżi, feminine Sud Sudaniża)

Sud Sudaniżi (plural)
Sud Sudaniża (feminine)

South Sudanese (native or inhabitant of South Sudan) (male or of unspecified gender)


Slovakk

mt-adjective

Slovakk (feminine singular Slovakka, plural Slovakki)

Slovakka (feminine singular)
Slovakki (plural)

Slovak (of, from or relating to Slovakia)


Slovakk

mt-noun

Slovakk m (plural Slovakki, feminine Slovakka)

Slovak (native or inhabitant of Slovakia) (male or of unspecified gender)


Somalu

mt-adjective

Somalu (feminine singular Somala, plural Somali)

Somala (feminine singular)
Somali (plural)

Somali (of, from or relating to Somalia)


Somalu

mt-noun

Somalu m (plural Somali, feminine Somala)

Somali (native or inhabitant of Somalia) (male or of unspecified gender)


Taġikistani

mt-adjective

Taġikistani (feminine singular Taġikistana, plural Taġikistani)

Taġikistana (feminine singular)
Taġikistani (plural)

Tajik (of, from or relating to Tajikistan)


Taġikistani

mt-noun

Taġikistani m (plural Taġikistani, feminine Taġikistana)

Taġikistani (plural)
Taġikistana (feminine)

Tajik (native or inhabitant of Tajikistan) (male or of unspecified gender)


Xami

mt-adjective

Xami (feminine singular Xamija, plural Xamin)

Xamija (feminine singular)
Xamin (plural)

From Arabic شَامِيّ (šāmiyy). By surface analysis, Ix-Xam + -i.

(obsolete) Synonym of Damaskin: Damascene (of, from or relating to Damascus)


Xami

(obsolete) Synonym of Damaskin: Damascene (native or inhabitant of Damascus)


dinier

mt-noun

dinier m (plural dwiener, diminutive dwejner)

From Arabic دِينَار (dīnār). Aquilina suggests a derivation from Sicilian dinaru but it is unlikely because of the plural dwiener.


zikketta

(children's games) a Maltese children's game played with beads or nuts


Brittaniku

mt-adjective

Brittaniku (feminine singular Brittanika, plural Brittaniċi)

Brittanika (feminine singular)
Brittaniċi (plural)

British (of, from or relating to Britain)


Brittaniku

mt-noun

Brittaniku m (plural Brittaniċi, feminine Brittanika)

Brittaniċi (plural)
Brittanika (feminine)

Briton, Brit (native or inhabitant of Britain) (male or of unspecified gender)


Magrebin

mt-adjective

Magrebin (feminine singular Magrebina, plural Magrebini)

Magrebina (feminine singular)
Magrebini (plural)

Maghrebi (of, from or relating to Maghreb)


Magrebin

mt-noun

Magrebin m (plural Magrebini, feminine Magrebina)

Maghrebi (native or inhabitant of Maghreb)


Magħrebi

mt-adj

Magħrebi (feminine singular Magħrebija, plural Magħrebin or Mgħarba)

Magħrebija (feminine singular)
Magħrebin (plural)
Mgħarba (plural)

From Magħreb + -i. Cognate of Arabic مَغْرِبِيّ (maḡribiyy, “western, occidental, Moroccan”). Doublet of Magrebin.

cognate

(purist) Moroccan, a person from Morocco or of Moroccan descent.

concerning a certain style of Arabic calligraphy, the so-called Maghrebi script (خَطّ مَغْرِبِيّ (ḵaṭṭ maḡribiyy), قَلَم مَغْرِبِيّ (qalam maḡribiyy))


Mdini

mt-adjective

Mdini (feminine singular Mdinija, plural Mdinin)

Mdinija (feminine singular)
Mdinin (plural)


Mdini

mt-noun

Mdini m (plural Mdinin, feminine Mdinija)


Mellieħi

mt-adjective

Mellieħi (feminine singular Melliħija, plural Melliħin)

Melliħija (feminine singular)
Melliħin (plural)

/mɛlˈlɪː.ħɪ/


Mellieħi

mt-noun

Mellieħi m (plural Melliħin, feminine Melliħija)

/mɛlˈlɪː.ħɪ/

native or inhabitant of Mellieħa (male or of unspecified gender)


Għargħuri

mt-adjective

Għargħuri (feminine singular Għargħurija, plural Għargħurin)

Għargħurija (feminine singular)
Għargħurin (plural)


xorz

shorts (pants worn primarily in the summer that do not go lower than the knees)