ħela

mt-verb

ħela (imperfect jaħli, past participle moħli, active participle ħali, verbal noun ħela or ħala)

jaħli (imperfect)
moħli (participle past)
ħali (active participle)
ħela (noun-from-verb)
ħala (noun-from-verb)
ħlejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħlejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħela (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħlejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħlejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħlew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħlejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħlejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħliet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħlejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħlejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħlew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
naħli (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħli (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jaħli (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
naħlu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħlu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jaħlu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
naħli (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħli (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
taħli (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
naħlu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħlu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jaħlu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
aħli (imperative second-person singular)
aħlu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic أَخْلَى (ʔaḵlā, “to make void, vacant, deserted”).


ħela

jeħla (imperfect)
ħlejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħlejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħela (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħlejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħlejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħlew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħlejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħlejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħliet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħlejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħlejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħlew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
neħla (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
teħla (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jeħla (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
neħlew (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
teħlew (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jeħlew (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
neħla (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
teħla (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
teħla (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
neħlew (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
teħlew (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jeħlew (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
eħla (imperative second-person singular)
eħlew (imperative plural second-person)

Alternative forms: ħala, ħola

to become sweet; (figuratively) to become kind


filgħaxija

filgħaxijiet (plural)
flgħaxija (alternative)
għaxija (alternative)

From fil-għaxija (literally “in the evening”), from Arabic عَشِيّة (ʕašiyya).


filgħaxija

flgħaxija (alternative)
fil-għaxija (alternative)


tbatta

jitbatta (imperfect)
tbattejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tbattejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tbatta (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tbattejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tbattejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tbattew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tbattejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tbattejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tbattiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tbattejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tbattejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tbattew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitbatta (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titbatta (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitbatta (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitbattew (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titbattew (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitbattew (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitbatta (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titbatta (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titbatta (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitbattew (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titbattew (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitbattew (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tbatta (imperative second-person singular)
tbattew (imperative plural second-person)

mediopassive of batta
to be knocked or beaten

mediopassive of batta
to make a knocking sound

mediopassive of batta
to be knocked over, to fall


kaħlani

mt-adjective

kaħlani (feminine singular kaħlanija, plural kaħlanin)

kaħlanija (feminine singular)
kaħlanin (plural)

Derived from ikħal, from Arabic أَكْحَل (ʔakḥal).

bluish; tinted in blue (of something not always blue, especially the sea and sky)


żejjen

mt-verb

żejjen (imperfect jżejjen, past participle mżejjen)

jżejjen (imperfect)
mżejjen (participle past)
żejjint (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żejjint (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żejjen (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żejjinna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żejjintu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żejnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żejjint (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żejjint (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żejnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żejjinna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żejjintu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żejnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nżejjen (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżejjen (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jżejjen (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nżejnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżejnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jżejnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nżejjen (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżejjen (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
żżejjen (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nżejnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżejnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jżejnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
żejjen (imperative second-person singular)
żejnu (imperative plural second-person)


rdum

From Arabic رَضْمة (raḍma, “rock”), probably through a non-classical plural *رُضُوم (*ruḍūm).


jigdbu

third-person masculine singular imperfect of gideb


jiktbu

third-person masculine singular imperfect of kiteb


għajjar

għajjar (imperfect jgħajjar, past participle mgħajjar)

jgħajjar (imperfect)
mgħajjar (participle past)
għajjart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għajjart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għajjar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għajjarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għajjartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għajru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għajjart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għajjart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għajret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għajjarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għajjartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għajru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħajjar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħajjar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħajjar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħajru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħajru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħajru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħajjar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħajjar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħajjar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħajru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħajru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħajru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għajjar (imperative second-person singular)
għajru (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic عَيَّرَ (ʕayyara, “to put to shame”).


għajb

L-imġiba tiegħu hi għajb għall-familja kollha.

His behaviour is a disgrace for the whole family.

U ħafna minn dawk li huma rieqda fit-trab tal-art jistenbħu, min għall-ħajja ta’ dejjem u min għall-għajb u l-istmerrija għal dejjem.

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Profeta Danjel 12:2:

New International Version translation: Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.


għarras

mt-verb

għarras (imperfect jgħarras, past participle mgħarras)

jgħarras (imperfect)
mgħarras (participle past)
għarrast (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għarrast (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għarras (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għarrasna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għarrastu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għarrsu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għarrast (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għarrast (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għarrset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għarrasna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għarrastu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għarrsu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħarras (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħarras (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħarras (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħarrsu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħarrsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħarrsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħarras (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħarras (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħarras (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħarrsu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħarrsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħarrsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għarras (imperative second-person singular)
għarrsu (imperative plural second-person)
għarres (alternative)

Compare Tunisian Arabic عرّس (ʕarras, “to marry”).

cog

to betroth (cause someone to be engaged; officialise an engagement)


mgħarras

mt-past participle

mgħarras (feminine mgħarrsa, plural mgħarrsa or mgħarrsin)

mgħarrsa (feminine)
mgħarrsa (plural)
mgħarrsin (plural)
mgħarres (alternative)

past participle of għarras: engaged to marry


jgħarras

third-person singular imperfect of għarras


għors

(still current) delight; great fun; a feast (for someone)


għera

From Arabic عَراء (ʕarāʔ), feminised because of the final -a.


dija

Niftakar
tal-qniepen il-mota ferrieħa,
u l-Ave Maria ta’ Schubert
taż-żahar il-fwieħa
u l-għafsa ta’ driegħek ma’ driegħi,
u l-ħeġġa ta’ wiċċek ħamrani,
u l-mantar bajdani
jitkaxkar mal-qiegħa
tal-korsija:
id-dija u d-dawl tal-parilja,
il-ħsejjes taż-żwiemel għaddejja,

1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Niftakar”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:


għamara

Ilbieraħ mort nixtri l-għamara ta’ barra għall-ġnien tiegħi.

Yesterday I went to buy outside furniture for my garden.


mistieden

mistieden (feminine mistiedna, plural mistiedna or mistednin)

mistiedna (feminine)
mistiedna (plural)
mistednin (plural)


mistieden

mt-noun

mistieden m (plural mistednin or mistiedna, feminine mistiedna)

mistednin (plural)
mistiedna (plural)
mistiedna (feminine)


iżbgħu

second-person plural imperative of żebagħ

second-person plural imperative of żeba’


għeri

mt-adjective

għeri (feminine singular għerija or għerja, plural għerja or għerjin or għorja)

għerija (feminine singular)
għerja (feminine singular)
għerja (plural)
għerjin (plural)
għorja (plural)


rieda

will (one’s faculty of wanting or willing something)


ftehim

mt-noun

ftehim m (plural ftehimiet or ftehimijiet or ftehimi)

ftehimiet (plural)
ftehimijiet (plural)
ftehimi (plural)


tqegħid

Iċ-ċerimonja ntemmet bit-tqegħid tal-fjuri taħt il-monument.

The ceremony ended with the laying of flowers at the monument.

verbal noun of qiegħed and tqiegħed: the act of putting, placing; being put, placed


saħaq

mt-verb

saħaq (imperfect jisħaq, past participle misħuq, verbal noun sħiq)

jisħaq (imperfect)
misħuq (participle past)
sħiq (noun-from-verb)
sħaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sħaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
saħaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sħaqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sħaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
saħqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sħaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sħaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
saħqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sħaqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sħaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
saħqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nisħaq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisħaq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jisħaq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nisħqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisħqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jisħqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nisħaq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisħaq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tisħaq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nisħqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisħqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jisħqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
isħaq (imperative second-person singular)
isħqu (imperative plural second-person)

to stress, to insist on (a point or argument)


lewż

u qalb il-pal tal-bajtar
il-flieles żgħar minn bejn ir-rix tal-qroqqa
joħorġu jnaqqru l-brajma tal-ġulġliena;
u ġol-benniena
fid-dar ta’ ħdejn il-lewża
fil-ħeġġa tal-ħommejr
jitwieled bambin żgħir

1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Żmien ir-Rebbiegħa”, in Fanali bil-Lejl:

almond, almonds (several nuts; almond as a mass or species)


ġewż

ġewża (singulative)
ġewżtejn (dual)
ġwież (plural)
ġewżiet (paucal)

ġewż tal-Indi

walnuts (several nuts; walnut as a mass or species)


xirka

association, community, confraternity, guild, league

ix-xirka tal-qaddisin


żiegħel

żiegħel (imperfect jżiegħel, past participle mżiegħel, verbal noun żegħil)

jżiegħel (imperfect)
mżiegħel (participle past)
żegħil (noun-from-verb)
żegħilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żegħilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żiegħel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żegħilna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żegħiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żiegħlu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żegħilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żegħilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żiegħlet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żegħilna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żegħiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żiegħlu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nżiegħel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżiegħel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jżiegħel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nżiegħlu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżiegħlu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jżiegħlu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nżiegħel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżiegħel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
żżiegħel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nżiegħlu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżiegħlu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jżiegħlu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
żiegħel (imperative second-person singular)
żiegħlu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic زَغَّلَ (zaḡḡala), أَزْغَلَ (ʔazḡala, “to feed one’s young”).


tmasħan

tmasħan (imperfect jitmasħan, verbal noun tmasħin)

jitmasħan (imperfect)
tmasħin (noun-from-verb)
tmasħant (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tmasħant (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tmasħan (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tmasħanna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tmasħantu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tmasħnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tmasħant (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tmasħant (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tmasħnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tmasħanna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tmasħantu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tmasħnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitmasħan (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titmasħan (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitmasħan (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitmasħnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titmasħnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitmasħnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitmasħan (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titmasħan (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titmasħan (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitmasħnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titmasħnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitmasħnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tmasħan (imperative second-person singular)
tmasħnu (imperative plural second-person)

Probably derived from Arabic مُسْخَن (musḵan), مُسَخَّن (musaḵḵan, “heated”) in the sense “to get heated up”; or from a related word of the root. See Maltese sħun.


assenzju

Artemisia absinthium
Artemisia absinthium#Translingual


awrikarja kbira

Norfolk Island pine, Araucaria heterophylla


awrikarja ta' Bidwill

awrikarja ta’ Bidwill (canonical feminine)


ibisku

Learned borrowing from Late Latin hibiscus.

lbor

ibiskus (alternative)
babisku (alternative)

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis#Translingual

Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)


bagular

European nettle tree
European nettle tree

Celtis australis
Celtis australis#Translingual


bajtar tax-xewk

Opuntia ficus-indica
Opuntia ficus-indica#Translingual


ballut Ingliż

Quercus robur
Quercus robur#Translingual


sebaq

mt-verb

sebaq (imperfect jisboq, past participle misbuq, verbal noun sbiq or sebq)

jisboq (imperfect)
misbuq (participle past)
sbiq (noun-from-verb)
sebq (noun-from-verb)
sbaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sbaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sebaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sbaqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sbaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sebqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sbaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sbaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sebqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sbaqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sbaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sebqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nisboq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisboq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jisboq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nisbqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisbqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jisbqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nisboq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisboq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tisboq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nisbqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisbqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jisbqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
isboq (imperative second-person singular)
isbqu (imperative plural second-person)

to exceed; to be greater, better or more important than


għodos

għodos (imperfect jogħdos, past participle magħdus, verbal noun għads or għadis)

jogħdos (imperfect)
magħdus (participle past)
għads (noun-from-verb)
għadis (noun-from-verb)
għodost (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għodost (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għodos (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għodosna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għodostu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għodsu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għodost (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għodost (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għodsot (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għodosna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għodostu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għodsu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nogħdos (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
togħdos (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jogħdos (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nogħdsu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
togħdsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jogħdsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nogħdos (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
togħdos (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
togħdos (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nogħdsu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
togħdsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jogħdsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ogħdos (imperative second-person singular)
ogħdsu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic غَطَسَ (ḡaṭasa) with irregular voicing of the second radical.


prietka

Borrowed from Sicilian prèdica.
The spelling with -t- is due to the fact that words not integrated into the root system are spelt strictly phonetically unless the underlying phoneme can be deduced from an inflection (but not another related word).


bugħaddas

mt-noun

bugħaddas m (plural bugħaddasa, feminine bugħaddasa)

bugħaddasa (plural)
bugħaddasa (feminine)

Gavia stellata
Gavia stellata#Translingual


ħarrek

mt-verb

ħarrek (imperfect jħarrek, past participle mħarrek)

jħarrek (imperfect)
mħarrek (participle past)
ħarrikt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħarrikt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħarrek (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħarrikna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħarriktu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħarrku (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħarrikt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħarrikt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħarrket (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħarrikna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħarriktu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħarrku (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħarrek (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħarrek (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħarrek (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħarrku (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħarrku (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħarrku (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħarrek (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħarrek (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħarrek (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħarrku (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħarrku (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħarrku (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħarrek (imperative second-person singular)
ħarrku (imperative plural second-person)


Luqa

Probably from Sicilian Luca, from Latin Lucas. The replacement of Romance [k] with Maltese [q] (later [ʔ]) is found in many words, especially in the vicinity of back vowels. The phonetic identity of the form with Arabic لُوقَا (lūqā), from Classical Syriac ܠܘܩܐ (lūqā), is probably coincidental, as there is otherwise not a single Christian proper name of Arabic origin in Maltese. Eventually from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs).


reħa

reħa (imperfect jerħi, past participle merħi, verbal noun reħi or reħa or reħu)

jerħi (imperfect)
merħi (participle past)
reħi (noun-from-verb)
reħa (noun-from-verb)
reħu (noun-from-verb)
rħejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rħejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
reħa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
rħejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rħejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
rħew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
rħejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rħejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
rħiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
rħejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rħejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
rħew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nerħi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
terħi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jerħi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nerħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
terħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jerħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nerħi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
terħi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
terħi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nerħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
terħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jerħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
erħi (imperative second-person singular)
erħu (imperative plural second-person)

inh

Arabic أَرْخَى (ʔarḵā)


reħa

Arabic أَرْخَى (ʔarḵā)

verbal noun of reħa: slackening, release


dmir

dmirijiet (plural)
dmiri (first-person singular)
dmirna (first-person singular)
dmirek (second-person singular)
dmirkom (second-person singular)
dmiru (masculine singular third-person)
dmirha (feminine singular third-person)
dmirhom (singular third-person)

From Arabic ضَمِير (ḍamīr, “conscience”). The shift of meaning is probably due to the semantic influence of dovere (“duty”).

Kulħadd għandu jaqdi dmiru.


kaxxa

mt-noun

kaxxa f (plural kaxxi or kaxex, diminutive kxajxa or kxajxetta or kaxxetta)

kaxxi (plural)
kaxex (plural)
kxajxa (diminutive)
kxajxetta (diminutive)
kaxxetta (diminutive)


Żahrija

planets of the Solar System: pjaneti tas-Sistema Solari: Merkurju · Venere

Il-Ħamra · Ġove · Saturnu · Uranu · Nettunu [edit]


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).


faqqiegħ

faqqiegħa (singulative)
faqqigħat (plural)

u lili firdu minn mal-art għal dejjem,
u jien sfajt blata u gżira l-aktar ċkejkna,
bi ftit faqqiegħ u ftit gremxul sewdieni
ngħix ħajja waħdi.

1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ġebla tal-Ġeneral”, in Fanali bil-Lejl:

mushroom, mushrooms (several or a mass of them; the species as such)


ħafur

From Arabic خَافُور (ḵāfūr). The similarity with German Hafer etc. is coincidental.

Arabic خَافُور (ḵāfūr)


verġni

Borrowed from Sicilian vìrgini and/or Italian vergine, both from Latin virgo.

virgin (a person, especially female, who has never had sexual intercourse)


fietel

mt-adjective

fietel (feminine singular fietla, plural fietla or fetlin)

fietla (feminine singular)
fietla (plural)
fetlin (plural)

From Arabic فَاتِر (fātir) with r/l-variation as fairly often in Maltese.

lukewarm; tepid (having a temperature close to room temperature or human body temperature)


ferrex

mt-verb

ferrex (imperfect jferrex, past participle mferrex)

jferrex (imperfect)
mferrex (participle past)
ferrixt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ferrixt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ferrex (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ferrixna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ferrixtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ferrxu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ferrixt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ferrixt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ferrxet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ferrixna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ferrixtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ferrxu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nferrex (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tferrex (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jferrex (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nferrxu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tferrxu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jferrxu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nferrex (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tferrex (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tferrex (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nferrxu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tferrxu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jferrxu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ferrex (imperative second-person singular)
ferrxu (imperative plural second-person)

to spread out; to spread something over a surface

(figurative) to spread; to increase the area of influence of


xerred

xerred (imperfect jxerred, past participle mxerred)

jxerred (imperfect)
mxerred (participle past)
xerridt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xerridt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xerred (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xerridna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xerridtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xerrdu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xerridt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xerridt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xerrdet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xerridna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xerridtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xerrdu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nxerred (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxerred (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jxerred (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nxerrdu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxerrdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jxerrdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nxerred (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxerred (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
xxerred (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nxerrdu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxerrdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jxerrdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xerred (imperative second-person singular)
xerrdu (imperative plural second-person)

(figurative) to spread (an idea, attitude, rumour, etc.) among the people


kuljum

From kull + jum, from Arabic كُلَّ يَوْمٍ (kulla yawmin).

inh

كُلَّ يَوْمٍ

Nixorbu l-ħalib kuljum.

il-ħajja ta’ kuljum

libsa ta’ kuljum

(attributive or predicative with ta’) everyday; daily


stmell

mt-verb

stmell (imperfect jistmell, past participle mistmell, verbal noun stmellija)

jistmell (imperfect)
mistmell (participle past)
stmellija (noun-from-verb)
stmellejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stmellejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
stmell (masculine perfect singular third-person)
stmellejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stmellejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
stmellew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
stmellejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stmellejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
stmellet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
stmellejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stmellejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
stmellew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nistmell (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistmell (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jistmell (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nistmellu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistmellu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jistmellu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nistmell (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistmell (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tistmell (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nistmellu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistmellu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jistmellu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
stmell (imperative second-person singular)
stmellu (imperative plural second-person)
stmerr (alternative)

From a merger of Arabic اِسْتَمَلَّ (istamalla, “to regard as tedious”) and Arabic اِسْتَمَرَّ (istamarra, “to regard as bitter”). Phonetically both verbs still exist (as indicated above), but they are now merely variants of each other.


għoxa

mt-verb

għoxa (imperfect jogħxa, past participle mogħxi, active participle għaxi, verbal noun għaxi)

jogħxa (imperfect)
mogħxi (participle past)
għaxi (active participle)
għaxi (noun-from-verb)
għoxejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għoxejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għoxa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għoxejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għoxejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għoxew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għoxejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għoxejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għoxiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għoxejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għoxejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għoxew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nogħxa (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
togħxa (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jogħxa (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nogħxew (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
togħxew (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jogħxew (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nogħxa (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
togħxa (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
togħxa (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nogħxew (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
togħxew (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jogħxew (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ogħxa (imperative second-person singular)
ogħxew (imperative plural second-person)

to break out in laughter or (less often) tears

to enjoy, relish; to indulge in; to be thrilled by


sejjes

sejjes (imperfect jsejjes, past participle msejjes, verbal noun tisjis)

jsejjes (imperfect)
msejjes (participle past)
tisjis (noun-from-verb)
sejjist (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sejjist (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sejjes (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sejjisna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sejjistu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sejsu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sejjist (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sejjist (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sejset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sejjisna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sejjistu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sejsu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsejjes (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssejjes (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsejjes (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsejsu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssejsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsejsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsejjes (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssejjes (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssejjes (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsejsu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssejsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsejsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
sejjes (imperative second-person singular)
sejsu (imperative plural second-person)


tbus

inflection of bies:
second-person singular imperfect

third-person feminine singular imperfect


midfen

burial site; someone's grave; a place where one or more persons are buried


ċimiterju

Borrowed from Sicilian cimiteriu, variant of cimiteru, from Latin coemeterium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion). Doublet of zuntier.


serrieq

Probably from Arabic سَرّاق (sarrāq), سَرّاقة (sarrāqa, “kind of small saw”). This may itself be a borrowing from a Romance derivative of Latin serra (compare Sicilian sirraccu, Catalan xerrac). However, the perfect phonetic identity between the Arabic and Maltese forms makes inheritance likely. If so, the word must have entered Arabic fairly early on.


serrieq

mt-noun

serrieq m (plural serrieqa or serriqin, feminine serrieqa)

serrieqa (plural)
serriqin (plural)
serrieqa (feminine)


zekzek

mt-verb

zekzek (imperfect jzekzek, past participle mzekzek, verbal noun zekzik)

jzekzek (imperfect)
mzekzek (participle past)
zekzik (noun-from-verb)
zekzikt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
zekzikt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
zekzek (masculine perfect singular third-person)
zekzikna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
zekziktu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
zekzku (masculine perfect plural third-person)
zekzikt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
zekzikt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
zekzket (feminine perfect singular third-person)
zekzikna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
zekziktu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
zekzku (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nzekzek (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
zzekzek (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jzekzek (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nzekzku (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
zzekzku (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jzekzku (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nzekzek (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
zzekzek (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
zzekzek (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nzekzku (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
zzekzku (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jzekzku (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
zekzek (imperative second-person singular)
zekzku (imperative plural second-person)

Probably an alteration of żekżek (“to peep, chirp”), from Arabic زَقْزَقَ (zaqzaqa). The change from [z] to the harsher [t͡s] perhaps onomatopoetic for muffled, aggressive speech.

In-nies biss izekzku fuqha, għaliex jgħiru għaliha.

People only gossip about her because they envy her.

to utter a number of repeated [t͡s]-sounds to express disapproval


sakemm

Werwritni sakemm wasalna! Vera kollox tagħmel bl-attenzjoni u bil-galbu, ħlief … is-sewqan!

2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

kull skuża
f’soċjetà kkankrata
li ma tridx taf b’mara
sakemm m’hemmx kwota
li ma tridx taf b’mara
sakemm ma tridx tivvota

2023, Keith Borg, magħġuna fit-tbenġil, Ede Books, →ISBN:


xjieħ

jixjieħ (imperfect)
xjiħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xjiħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xjieħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xjiħna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xjiħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xjieħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xjiħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xjiħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xjieħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xjiħna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xjiħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xjieħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nixjieħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixjieħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jixjieħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nixjieħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixjieħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jixjieħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nixjieħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixjieħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tixjieħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nixjieħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixjieħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jixjieħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xjieħ (imperative second-person singular)
xjieħu (imperative plural second-person)
xjaħ (alternative)

Ninth stem derived from xiħ, probably an alteration of Arabic شاخَ (šāḵa).

Kbirt u xjiħt u nistenna l-mewt.

I’ve grown up and grown old and am waiting for death.


ħażen

From Arabic حُزْن (ḥuzn). For the semantics compare ħażin.


ħażen

ħażen (imperfect jaħżen, past participle maħżun, verbal noun ħżin or ħażn)

jaħżen (imperfect)
maħżun (participle past)
ħżin (noun-from-verb)
ħażn (noun-from-verb)
ħżint (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħżint (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħażen (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħżinna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħżintu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħażnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħżint (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħżint (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħażnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħżinna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħżintu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħażnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
naħżen (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħżen (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jaħżen (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
naħżnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħżnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jaħżnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
naħżen (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħżen (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
taħżen (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
naħżnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħżnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jaħżnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
aħżen (imperative second-person singular)
aħżnu (imperative plural second-person)


ħażen

ħażen (imperfect jaħżen, past participle maħżun, verbal noun ħżin)

jaħżen (imperfect)
maħżun (participle past)
ħżin (noun-from-verb)
ħżint (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħżint (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħażen (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħżinna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħżintu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħażnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħżint (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħżint (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħażnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħżinna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħżintu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħażnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
naħżen (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħżen (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jaħżen (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
naħżnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħżnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jaħżnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
naħżen (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħżen (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
taħżen (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
naħżnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħżnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jaħżnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
aħżen (imperative second-person singular)
aħżnu (imperative plural second-person)


gaġġa

Borrowed from Sicilian gaggia, from Latin cavea.


gaġeġ

/ˈɡa.d͡ʒɛt͡ʃ/


abbiltà

abbiltajiet (plural)
abilità (alternative)


ġibs

ġibsa (singulative)
ġbus (plural)
ġibsiet (paucal)


ġifa

(figuratively) abject, lacking personality; coward

(figuratively) spiritless, unenergetic person


ħebb

ħebb (imperfect jħebb, verbal noun ħebb)

jħebb (imperfect)
ħebb (noun-from-verb)
ħebbejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħebbejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħebb (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħebbejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħebbejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħebbew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħebbejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħebbejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħebbet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħebbejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħebbejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħebbew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħebb (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħebb (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħebb (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħebbu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħebbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħebbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħebb (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħebb (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħebb (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħebbu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħebbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħebbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħebb (imperative second-person singular)
ħebbu (imperative plural second-person)

Il-mara ħebbet għal binha.

to attack, to assault; to rush at [with għal]


ħeber

ħeber (imperfect jeħber, past participle meħbur)

jeħber (imperfect)
meħbur (participle past)
ħbirt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħbirt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħeber (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħbirna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħbirtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħebru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħbirt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħbirt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħebret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħbirna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħbirtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħebru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
neħber (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
teħber (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jeħber (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
neħbru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
teħbru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jeħbru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
neħber (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
teħber (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
teħber (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
neħbru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
teħbru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jeħbru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
eħber (imperative second-person singular)
eħbru (imperative plural second-person)


ħedel

ħedel (imperfect jeħdel, past participle meħdul)

jeħdel (imperfect)
meħdul (participle past)
ħdilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħdilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħedel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħdilna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħdiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħedlu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħdilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħdilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħedlet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħdilna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħdiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħedlu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
neħdel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
teħdel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jeħdel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
neħdlu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
teħdlu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jeħdlu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
neħdel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
teħdel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
teħdel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
neħdlu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
teħdlu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jeħdlu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
eħdel (imperative second-person singular)
eħdlu (imperative plural second-person)


diġà

Borrowed from Italian di già (“already”), used alongside simple già (Maltese ġa). Compare French déjà, which has been borrowed into dialects of Maghrebi and Levantine Arabic.


ġa

Borrowed from Italian già. Compare French jà.

f’żarbun ġa ssikkat. irkiekel dahri
tat-terrakotta － ’kk tmisshom,
isiru frak. dil-belt tentakli waħedha －
għoddha qalftitni fatat.

2022, Nadia Mifsud, meta tinfetaq il-folla, Ede Books, →ISBN:


ġenneb

mt-verb

ġenneb (imperfect jġenneb, past participle mġenneb, verbal noun tiġnib)

jġenneb (imperfect)
mġenneb (participle past)
tiġnib (noun-from-verb)
ġennibt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ġennibt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ġenneb (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ġennibna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ġennibtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ġennbu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ġennibt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ġennibt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ġennbet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ġennibna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ġennibtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ġennbu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nġenneb (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ġġenneb (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jġenneb (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nġennbu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ġġennbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jġennbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nġenneb (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ġġenneb (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ġġenneb (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nġennbu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ġġennbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jġennbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ġenneb (imperative second-person singular)
ġennbu (imperative plural second-person)


tgħam

any type of cereal (such as wheat, rice or oats)


isqfija

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

inh

أُسْقُفِيَّة


ssippja

mt-verb

ssippja (imperfect jissippja, past participle ssippjat or sippjat)

jissippja (imperfect)
ssippjat (participle past)
sippjat (participle past)
ssippjajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ssippjajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ssippja (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ssippjajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ssippjajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ssippjaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ssippjajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ssippjajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ssippjat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ssippjajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ssippjajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ssippjaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nissippja (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tissippja (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jissippja (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nissippjaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tissippjaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jissippjaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nissippja (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tissippja (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tissippja (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nissippjaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tissippjaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jissippjaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ssippja (imperative second-person singular)
ssippjaw (imperative plural second-person)
issippja (alternative)
ssipja (alternative)


skannja

skannja (imperfect jiskannja, past participle skannjat, verbal noun skannjar)

jiskannja (imperfect)
skannjat (participle past)
skannjar (noun-from-verb)
skannjajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
skannjajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
skannja (masculine perfect singular third-person)
skannjajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
skannjajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
skannjaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
skannjajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
skannjajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
skannjat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
skannjajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
skannjajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
skannjaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niskannja (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiskannja (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiskannja (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niskannjaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiskannjaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiskannjaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niskannja (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiskannja (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiskannja (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niskannjaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiskannjaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiskannjaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
skannja (imperative second-person singular)
skannjaw (imperative plural second-person)
skennja (alternative)


stennija

stennijiet (plural)
istennija (alternative)

verbal noun of stenna:
expectation, anticipation


staġna

staġna (imperfect jistaġna, past participle staġnat, verbal noun staġnar)

jistaġna (imperfect)
staġnat (participle past)
staġnar (noun-from-verb)
staġnajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
staġnajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
staġna (masculine perfect singular third-person)
staġnajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
staġnajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
staġnaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
staġnajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
staġnajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
staġnat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
staġnajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
staġnajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
staġnaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nistaġna (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistaġna (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jistaġna (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nistaġnaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistaġnaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jistaġnaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nistaġna (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistaġna (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tistaġna (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nistaġnaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistaġnaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jistaġnaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
staġna (imperative second-person singular)
staġnaw (imperative plural second-person)

Internationalism, compare Sicilian stagnari, Italian stagnare, English stagnate. The /d͡ʒ/ might have arisen from contamination of Sicilian stagghiari (“to stagnate”).


akkuża

akkuża (imperfect jakkuża, past participle akkużat)

jakkuża (imperfect)
akkużat (participle past)
akkużajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
akkużajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
akkuża (masculine perfect singular third-person)
akkużajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
akkużajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
akkużaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
akkużajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
akkużajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
akkużat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
akkużajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
akkużajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
akkużaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nakkuża (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
takkuża (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jakkuża (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nakkużaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
takkużaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jakkużaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nakkuża (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
takkuża (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
takkuża (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nakkużaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
takkużaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jakkużaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
akkuża (imperative second-person singular)
akkużaw (imperative plural second-person)

to accuse (someone of), to charge with; to indict, to prosecute


Oċean Paċifiku

oceans: oċean: l-Oċean Antartiku · l-Oċean Artiku · l-Oċean Atlantiku · l-Oċean Indjan · l-Oċean Paċifiku [edit]


oċeaniku

mt-adjective

oċeaniku (feminine singular oċeanika, plural oċeaniċi)

oċeanika (feminine singular)
oċeaniċi (plural)


oċeanografu

mt-noun

oċeanografu m (plural oċeanografi, feminine oċeanografa)

oċeanografi (plural)
oċeanografa (feminine)


ġlata

ġlajjet (plural)
ġlatiet (plural)
ġlat (alternative)

Borrowed from Italian gelata, from Latin gelatus (“frozen”).


qalil

mt-adjective

qalil (feminine singular qalila, plural qliel, comparative eqlel)

qalila (feminine singular)
qliel (plural)
eqlel (comparative)

fierce, severe, troublesome; naughty; harsh


qliel

jiqliel (imperfect)
qlilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qlilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qliel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qlilna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qliltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qlielu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qlilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qlilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qlielet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qlilna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qliltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qlielu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niqliel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiqliel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiqliel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niqlielu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiqlielu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiqlielu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niqliel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiqliel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiqliel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niqlielu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiqlielu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiqlielu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qliel (imperative second-person singular)
qlielu (imperative plural second-person)


taħan

mt-verb

taħan (imperfect jitħan, past participle mitħun)

jitħan (imperfect)
mitħun (participle past)
tħant (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tħant (masculine perfect second-person singular)
taħan (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tħanna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tħantu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
taħnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tħant (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tħant (feminine perfect second-person singular)
taħnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tħanna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tħantu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
taħnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitħan (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titħan (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitħan (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitħnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titħnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitħnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitħan (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titħan (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titħan (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitħnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titħnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitħnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
itħan (imperative second-person singular)
itħnu (imperative plural second-person)


taħħan

taħħan (imperfect jtaħħan, past participle mtaħħan)

jtaħħan (imperfect)
mtaħħan (participle past)
taħħant (first-person masculine perfect singular)
taħħant (masculine perfect second-person singular)
taħħan (masculine perfect singular third-person)
taħħanna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
taħħantu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
taħħnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
taħħant (feminine first-person perfect singular)
taħħant (feminine perfect second-person singular)
taħħnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
taħħanna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
taħħantu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
taħħnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ntaħħan (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ttaħħan (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jtaħħan (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ntaħħnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ttaħħnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jtaħħnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ntaħħan (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ttaħħan (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ttaħħan (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ntaħħnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ttaħħnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jtaħħnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
taħħan (imperative second-person singular)
taħħnu (imperative plural second-person)


taħħan

mt-noun

taħħan m (plural taħħana, feminine taħħana)

inh

Arabic طَحَّان (ṭaḥḥān)


taħna

From Arabic طَحْنَة (ṭaḥna), instance noun of طَحْن (ṭaḥn).


tajfa

mt-noun

tajfa f (dual tajftejn, plural tajfiet or twajjef)

tajftejn (dual)
tajfiet (plural)
twajjef (plural)

inh

Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa)


feġġ

mt-verb

feġġ (imperfect jfiġġ, verbal noun feġġ)

jfiġġ (imperfect)
feġġ (noun-from-verb)
feġġejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
feġġejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
feġġ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
feġġejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
feġġejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
feġġew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
feġġejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
feġġejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
feġġet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
feġġejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
feġġejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
feġġew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nfiġġ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tfiġġ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jfiġġ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nfiġġu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tfiġġu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jfiġġu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nfiġġ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tfiġġ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tfiġġ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nfiġġu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tfiġġu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jfiġġu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
fiġġ (imperative second-person singular)
fiġġu (imperative plural second-person)

Probably from Arabic فَجَأَ (fajaʔa, “to appear suddenly”). The phonetic form is slightly irregular (we would expect *feġa), but the development of the noun فَجْأة (fajʔa) into Maltese feġġa appears very plausible.
Alternatively perhaps from فَجَّ (fajja) with the original meaning “to cleave, open”, which makes sense for example when feġġ is used of blood or tears that erupt from the body. Compare also English break out (“to emerge suddenly”), German anbrechen (“to begin”), etc.


feġġ

verbal noun of feġġ: appearance, appearing, especially when sudden or brief


oġġezzjoni

oġġezzjonijiet (plural)
obbjezzjoni (alternative)
objezzjoni (alternative)

Borrowed from Sicilian oggezzioni. Compare also Italian obiezione and its literary form oggezione.


oġġezzjona

mt-verb

oġġezzjona (imperfect joġġezzjona, past participle oġġezzjonat, verbal noun oġġezzjonar)

joġġezzjona (imperfect)
oġġezzjonat (participle past)
oġġezzjonar (noun-from-verb)
oġġezzjonajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
oġġezzjonajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
oġġezzjona (masculine perfect singular third-person)
oġġezzjonajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
oġġezzjonajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
oġġezzjonaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
oġġezzjonajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
oġġezzjonajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
oġġezzjonat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
oġġezzjonajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
oġġezzjonajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
oġġezzjonaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
noġġezzjona (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
toġġezzjona (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
joġġezzjona (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
noġġezzjonaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
toġġezzjonaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
joġġezzjonaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
noġġezzjona (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
toġġezzjona (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
toġġezzjona (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
noġġezzjonaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
toġġezzjonaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
joġġezzjonaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
oġġezzjona (imperative second-person singular)
oġġezzjonaw (imperative plural second-person)


joġġezzjona

third-person masculine singular imperfect of oġġezzjona


jistaġna

third-person masculine singular imperfect of staġna


jiskannja

third-person masculine singular imperfect of skannja


jissippja

third-person masculine singular imperfect of ssippja


irreliġjuż

mt-adjective

irreliġjuż (feminine singular irreliġjuża, plural irreliġjużi)

irreliġjuża (feminine singular)
irreliġjużi (plural)


reliġjożament

Borrowed from Italian religiosamente. By surface analysis, reliġjuż + -ment.


ħabba

ħabbtejn (dual)
ħbub (plural)
ħabbiet (paucal)


ħabba

U waqt li nħares fuq ta’ qalbi x-xitla
tat-tifkiriet tinbet tifkira ġdida,
b’warda ta’ swied il-qalb fejn tilma demgħa
minn ħbub għajnejja.

1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Fuq Qabar Oħti”, in Fanali bil-Lejl:


eżistenza

Borrowed from Italian esistenza, from Latin existentia.


eżista

mt-verb

eżista (imperfect jeżisti, past participle eżistit)

jeżisti (imperfect)
eżistit (participle past)
eżistejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
eżistejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
eżista (masculine perfect singular third-person)
eżistejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
eżistejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
eżistew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
eżistejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
eżistejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
eżistiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
eżistejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
eżistejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
eżistew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
neżisti (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
teżisti (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jeżisti (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
neżistu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
teżistu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jeżistu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
neżisti (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
teżisti (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
teżisti (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
neżistu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
teżistu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jeżistu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
eżisti (imperative second-person singular)
eżistu (imperative plural second-person)


eżistenzjalista

mt-noun

eżistenzjalista m or f by sense (plural eżistenzjalisti)


eżistenzjaliżmu

Borrowed from Italian esistenzialismo, from French existentialisme.


qaras

mt-verb

qaras (imperfect joqros, past participle maqrus)

joqros (imperfect)
maqrus (participle past)
qrast (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qrast (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qaras (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qrasna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qrastu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qarsu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qrast (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qrast (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qarset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qrasna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qrastu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qarsu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
noqros (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
toqros (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
joqros (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
noqorsu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
toqorsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
joqorsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
noqros (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
toqros (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
toqros (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
noqorsu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
toqorsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
joqorsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
oqros (imperative second-person singular)
oqorsu (imperative plural second-person)


nqaras

jinqaras (imperfect)
nqrast (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nqrast (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nqaras (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nqrasna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nqrastu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nqarsu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nqrast (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nqrast (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nqarset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nqrasna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nqrastu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nqarsu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ninqaras (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinqaras (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jinqaras (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninqarsu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinqarsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinqarsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ninqaras (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinqaras (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tinqaras (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninqarsu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinqarsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinqarsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
nqaras (imperative second-person singular)
nqarsu (imperative plural second-person)
inqaras (alternative)

mediopassive of qaras:
to be hurt, to resent


qorbien

(Christianity) Eucharist, Holy Communion


qarben

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 singular)
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 singular)
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 singular)
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 singular)
tqarbnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqarbnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qarben (imperative second-person singular)
qarbnu (imperative plural second-person)


qares

mt-adjective

qares (feminine singular qarsa, plural qarsin)

qarsa (feminine singular)
qarsin (plural)


qartas

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

doublet

a paper wrapping for groceries, e.g. in the form of a cornet


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 singular)
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 singular)
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 singular)
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 singular)
tqartsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqartsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qartas (imperative second-person singular)
qartsu (imperative plural second-person)


twennes

jitwennes (imperfect)
twennist (first-person masculine perfect singular)
twennist (masculine perfect second-person singular)
twennes (masculine perfect singular third-person)
twennisna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
twennistu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
twennsu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
twennist (feminine first-person perfect singular)
twennist (feminine perfect second-person singular)
twennset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
twennisna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
twennistu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
twennsu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitwennes (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titwennes (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitwennes (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitwennsu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titwennsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitwennsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitwennes (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titwennes (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titwennes (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitwennsu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titwennsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitwennsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
twennes (imperative second-person singular)
twennsu (imperative plural second-person)


Sliema

is-Sliema (canonical feminine)
Sliema u Qaddisa (alternative)

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


ssabbar

jissabbar (imperfect)
ssabbart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ssabbart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ssabbar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ssabbarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ssabbartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ssabbru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ssabbart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ssabbart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ssabbret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ssabbarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ssabbartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ssabbru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nissabbar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tissabbar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jissabbar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nissabbru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tissabbru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jissabbru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nissabbar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tissabbar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tissabbar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nissabbru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tissabbru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jissabbru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ssabbar (imperative second-person singular)
ssabbru (imperative plural second-person)
issabbar (alternative)


stabar

stabar (imperfect jistabar, past participle mistabar)

jistabar (imperfect)
mistabar (participle past)
stabart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stabart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
stabar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
stabarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stabartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
stabru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
stabart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stabart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
stabret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
stabarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stabartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
stabru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nistabar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistabar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jistabar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nistabru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistabru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jistabru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nistabar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistabar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tistabar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nistabru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistabru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jistabru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
stabar (imperative second-person singular)
stabru (imperative plural second-person)


sabbara

mt-noun

sabbara f (plural sabbariet or sabbarat)


sejba

sejbiet (plural)
sibja (alternative)
sjieba (alternative)


qarnit

qarnita (singulative)
qarnitiet (paucal)


sallab

mt-verb

sallab (imperfect jsallab, past participle msallab)

jsallab (imperfect)
msallab (participle past)
sallabt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sallabt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sallab (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sallabna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sallabtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sallbu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sallabt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sallabt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sallbet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sallabna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sallabtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sallbu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsallab (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssallab (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsallab (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsallbu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssallbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsallbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsallab (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssallab (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssallab (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsallbu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssallbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsallbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
sallab (imperative second-person singular)
sallbu (imperative plural second-person)
salab (alternative)


għażż

għażż (imperfect jgħożż, past participle magħżuż)

jgħożż (imperfect)
magħżuż (participle past)
għażżejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għażżejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għażż (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għażżejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għażżejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għażżew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għażżejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għażżejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għażżet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għażżejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għażżejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għażżew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħożż (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħożż (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħożż (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħożżu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħożżu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħożżu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħożż (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħożż (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħożż (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħożżu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħożżu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħożżu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għożż (imperative second-person singular)
għożżu (imperative plural second-person)
għożż (alternative)


għażż

From Arabic عَجْز (ʕajz). The sense “laziness” is also found in several dialects. Compare further għaks (“destitution, famine”), which might be a doublet of this (with dissimilation, rather than assimilation as in għażż).


tgħannaq

jitgħannaq (imperfect)
tgħannaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tgħannaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tgħannaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tgħannaqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tgħannaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tgħannqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tgħannaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tgħannaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tgħannqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tgħannaqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tgħannaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tgħannqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitgħannaq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titgħannaq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitgħannaq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitgħannqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titgħannqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitgħannqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitgħannaq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titgħannaq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titgħannaq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitgħannqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titgħannqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitgħannqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tgħannaq (imperative second-person singular)
tgħannqu (imperative plural second-person)

mediopassive of għannaq: to be hugged, embraced


għorfa

mt-noun

għorfa f (plural għorof, paucal għorfiet, diminutive għarajfa)

għorof (plural)
għorfiet (paucal)
għarajfa (diminutive)


ssallab

jitsallab (imperfect)
ssallabt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ssallabt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ssallab (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ssallabna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ssallabtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ssallbu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ssallabt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ssallabt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ssallbet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ssallabna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ssallabtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ssallbu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nissallab (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tissallab (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jissallab (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nissallbu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tissallbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jissallbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nissallab (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tissallab (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tissallab (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nissallbu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tissallbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jissallbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ssallab (imperative second-person singular)
ssallbu (imperative plural second-person)
issallab (alternative)


mislub

mt-adjective

mislub (feminine singular misluba, plural mislubin)

misluba (feminine singular)
mislubin (plural)


sammar

mt-verb

sammar (imperfect jsammar, past participle msammar, verbal noun tismir)

jsammar (imperfect)
msammar (participle past)
tismir (noun-from-verb)
sammart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sammart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sammar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sammarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sammartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sammru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sammart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sammart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sammret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sammarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sammartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sammru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsammar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssammar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsammar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsammru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssammru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsammru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsammar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssammar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssammar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsammru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssammru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsammru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
sammar (imperative second-person singular)
sammru (imperative plural second-person)


ssammar

jissammar (imperfect)
ssammart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ssammart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ssammar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ssammarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ssammartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ssammru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ssammart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ssammart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ssammret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ssammarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ssammartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ssammru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nissammar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tissammar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jissammar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nissammru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tissammru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jissammru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nissammar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tissammar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tissammar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nissammru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tissammru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jissammru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ssammar (imperative second-person singular)
ssammru (imperative plural second-person)
issammar (alternative)


qamħirrun

qamħirruna (singulative)
qamħirruniet (paucal)


qarabagħli

qarabagħlija (singulative)
qarabagħliet (paucal)

Univerbation of qara’ (“squash, pumpkin”) + bagħli (“unirrigated”).

univerbation

marrow, courgette/zucchini (kind of vegetable)


xxewwex

jixxewwex (imperfect)
xxewwixt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xxewwixt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xxewwex (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xxewwixna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xxewwixtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xxewxu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xxewwixt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xxewwixt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xxewxet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xxewwixna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xxewwixtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xxewxu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nixxewwex (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixxewwex (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jixxewwex (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nixxewxu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixxewxu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jixxewxu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nixxewwex (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixxewwex (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tixxewwex (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nixxewxu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixxewxu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jixxewxu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xxewwex (imperative second-person singular)
xxewxu (imperative plural second-person)
ixxewwex (alternative)

/(ɪ)ʃˈʃɛw.wɛʃ/


tixwix

inh

Arabic تَشْوِيش (tašwīš)


xitwi

mt-adjective

xitwi (feminine singular xitwija, plural xitwin)

xitwija (feminine singular)
xitwin (plural)

From Arabic شَتْوِيّ (šatwiyy). By surface analysis, xitwa + -i.


mxajtan

mxajtan (feminine singular mxajtna, plural mxajtna or mxajtnin)

mxajtna (feminine singular)
mxajtna (plural)
mxajtnin (plural)


abbattut

abbattut (feminine singular abbattuta, plural abbattuti)

abbattuta (feminine singular)
abbattuti (plural)


ħuġġieġa

mt-noun

ħuġġieġa f (plural ħġejjeġ, paucal ħuġġieġiet)

/ħudˈd͡ʒɪː.d͡ʒa/


għasli

mt-adjective

għasli (feminine singular għaslija, plural għaslin)

għaslija (feminine singular)
għaslin (plural)

From Arabic عَسَلِيّ (ʕasaliyy). By surface analysis, għasel + -i.


għerusija

mt-noun

għerusija f (plural għerusiji or għerusijiet)

Derived from għarus, from Arabic عَرُوس (ʕarūs), with the common measure for abstract nouns.


riegnu

Borrowed from Sicilian rìganu, from Latin origanum.


fidded

mt-verb

fidded (imperfect jfidded, past participle mfidded, verbal noun tifdid)

jfidded (imperfect)
mfidded (participle past)
tifdid (noun-from-verb)
fiddidt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fiddidt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fidded (masculine perfect singular third-person)
fiddidna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fiddidtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fiddu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
fiddidt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fiddidt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fiddet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
fiddidna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fiddidtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fiddu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nfidded (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tfidded (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jfidded (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nfiddu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tfiddu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jfiddu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nfidded (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tfidded (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tfidded (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nfiddu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tfiddu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jfiddu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
fidded (imperative second-person singular)
fiddu (imperative plural second-person)


sfarġel

sfarġla (singulative)
sfarġliet (paucal)


rħam

rħama (singulative)
rħamiet (paucal)
irħam (alternative)


siegħ

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

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

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.

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

(historical units of measurement) a unit of surface area, equivalent to 10 kejla, that is officially 224.1 imperial square yards (187.4 m2).


sieħ

sieħ (imperfect jsiħ, verbal noun sejħ or sjieħ or sejħan)

jsiħ (imperfect)
sejħ (noun-from-verb)
sjieħ (noun-from-verb)
sejħan (noun-from-verb)
siħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
siħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sieħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
siħna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
siħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sieħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
siħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
siħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sieħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
siħna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
siħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sieħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsiħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssiħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsiħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsiħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssiħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsiħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsiħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssiħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssiħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsiħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssiħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsiħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
siħ (imperative second-person singular)
siħu (imperative plural second-person)
saħ (alternative)


ħmar il-lejl

mt-noun

ħmar il-lejl m (plural ħmar il-lejlijiet)

Literally, “night donkey”. Compare Moroccan Arabic حمار الليل (ḥmār el-līl / layl).

cog

a frightening experience during sleep
(now especially) nightmare

a frightening experience during sleep
nightmare

a frightening experience during sleep
sleepwalking, somnambulism

a frightening experience during sleep
sleep paralysis


ħmerija

From ħmar (“ass, donkey; jackass”) + -ija, equivalent to Arabic حِمارِيّة (ḥimāriyya), which is occasionally found in the same sense. Uncertain whether inherited or independent, though the -e- (vis-à-vis the -a- in ħmar) shows that the formation goes back at least to a time when imala was still active.


ħiet

mt-verb

ħiet (imperfect jħit, past participle meħjut)

jħit (imperfect)
meħjut (participle past)
ħitt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħitt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħiet (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħitna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħittu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħietu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħitt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħitt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħietet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħitna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħittu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħietu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħit (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħit (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħit (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħitu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħitu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħitu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħit (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħit (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħit (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħitu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħitu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħitu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħit (imperative second-person singular)
ħitu (imperative plural second-person)
ħat (alternative)
ħet (alternative)


ħajjat

mt-noun

ħajjat m (plural ħajjatin or ħajjata, feminine ħajjata)

ħajjatin (plural)
ħajjata (plural)
ħajjata (feminine)


ħjata

inh

Arabic خِيَاطَة (ḵiyāṭa)


ħarrub

ħarruba (singulative)
ħarrubiet (paucal)

Ceratonia siliqua
Ceratonia siliqua#Translingual

carob (fruit and tree of Ceratonia siliqua L.)


ferragħ

mt-verb

ferragħ (imperfect jferragħ, past participle mferragħ, verbal noun tifrigħ)

jferragħ (imperfect)
mferragħ (participle past)
tifrigħ (noun-from-verb)
ferragħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ferragħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ferragħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ferragħna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ferragħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ferrgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ferragħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ferragħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ferrgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ferragħna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ferragħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ferrgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nferragħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tferragħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jferragħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nferrgħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tferrgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jferrgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nferragħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tferragħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tferragħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nferrgħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tferrgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jferrgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ferragħ (imperative second-person singular)
ferrgħu (imperative plural second-person)
ferra’ (alternative)


frugħa

Extended form of frugħ, from Arabic فُرُوغ (furūḡ).

il-frugħa ta’ din id-dinja


ħabeż

ħabeż (imperfect jaħbeż, past participle maħbuż)

jaħbeż (imperfect)
maħbuż (participle past)
ħbiżt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħbiżt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħabeż (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħbiżna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħbiżtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħabżu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħbiżt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħbiżt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħabżet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħbiżna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħbiżtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħabżu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
naħbeż (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħbeż (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jaħbeż (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
naħbżu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħbżu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jaħbżu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
naħbeż (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħbeż (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
taħbeż (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
naħbżu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħbżu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jaħbżu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
aħbeż (imperative second-person singular)
aħbżu (imperative plural second-person)


ħabbeż

ħabbeż (imperfect jħabbeż, past participle mħabbeż)

jħabbeż (imperfect)
mħabbeż (participle past)
ħabbiżt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħabbiżt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħabbeż (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħabbiżna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħabbiżtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħabbżu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħabbiżt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħabbiżt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħabbżet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħabbiżna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħabbiżtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħabbżu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħabbeż (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħabbeż (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħabbeż (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħabbżu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħabbżu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħabbżu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħabbeż (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħabbeż (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħabbeż (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħabbżu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħabbżu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħabbżu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħabbeż (imperative second-person singular)
ħabbżu (imperative plural second-person)


sħiħ

mt-adjective

sħiħ (feminine singular sħiħa, plural sħaħ, diminutive sħajjaħ, comparative isħaħ or isħeħ or (obsolete) asaħħ)

sħiħa (feminine singular)
sħaħ (plural)
sħajjaħ (diminutive)
isħaħ (comparative)
isħeħ (comparative)
asaħħ (comparative obsolete)

inh

Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ)

Coordinate term: dgħajjef


raħli

mt-adjective

raħli (feminine singular raħlija, plural raħlin)

raħlija (feminine singular)
raħlin (plural)


raqba

rqabi (plural)
raqbiet (paucal)
roqba (alternative)