raxx

mt-verb

raxx (imperfect jroxx, past participle mirxux or marxux)

jroxx (imperfect)
mirxux (participle past)
marxux (participle past)
raxxejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
raxxejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
raxx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
raxxejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
raxxejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
raxxew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
raxxejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
raxxejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
raxxet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
raxxejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
raxxejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
raxxew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nroxx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
troxx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jroxx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nroxxu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
troxxu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jroxxu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nroxx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
troxx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
troxx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nroxxu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
troxxu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jroxxu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
roxx (imperative second-person singular)
roxxu (imperative plural second-person)

Alternative form of raxxax (“to spray a liquid”)


raxx

Il-għażla tar-rebbieħ
kienet tqila bis-sħiħ,
u Marzu Marzellu
fetaħ ir-rixtellu,
u tax-xita fir-raxx
parpar baxx baxx.

1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Pika”, in Fl-Arena:


għemeż

għemeż (imperfect jegħmeż, verbal noun għemiż)

jegħmeż (imperfect)
għemiż (noun-from-verb)
għemiżt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għemiżt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għemeż (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għemiżna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għemiżtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għemżu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għemiżt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għemiżt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għemżet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għemiżna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għemiżtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għemżu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
negħmeż (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tegħmeż (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jegħmeż (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
negħmżu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tegħmżu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jegħmżu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
negħmeż (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tegħmeż (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tegħmeż (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
negħmżu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tegħmżu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jegħmżu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
egħmeż (imperative second-person singular)
egħmżu (imperative plural second-person)
għameż (alternative)

(intransitive, + lil) to wink, blink (at)


ttewweb

jittewweb (imperfect)
ttewwibt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ttewwibt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ttewweb (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ttewwibna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ttewwibtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ttewbu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ttewwibt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ttewwibt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ttewbet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ttewwibna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ttewwibtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ttewbu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nittewweb (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tittewweb (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jittewweb (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nittewbu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tittewbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jittewbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nittewweb (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tittewweb (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tittewweb (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nittewbu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tittewbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jittewbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ttewweb (imperative second-person singular)
ttewbu (imperative plural second-person)
ittewweb (alternative)


mtedd

jimtedd (imperfect)
mteddejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
mteddejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
mtedd (masculine perfect singular third-person)
mteddejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
mteddejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
mteddew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
mteddejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
mteddejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
mteddet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
mteddejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
mteddejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
mteddew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nimtedd (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
timtedd (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jimtedd (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nimteddu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
timteddu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jimteddu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nimtedd (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
timtedd (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
timtedd (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nimteddu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
timteddu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jimteddu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
mtedd (imperative second-person singular)
mteddu (imperative plural second-person)
imtedd (alternative)

kollox għafsa. kollox fastidju. forsi
għax għadu (wisq) kmieni. forsi.
għax dallejl xtaqt stajt nimtedd maġenbek
u dalgħodu stenbaħt
b’subgħajja mwebbla għal ponn ramel
u d-diqa mwebsa ma’ ħaddejja.

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


jgħożż

third-person singular imperfect of għażż


magħżuż

mt-past participle

magħżuż (feminine magħżuża, plural magħżużin)


kemxa

From Arabic كَمْشة (kamša, “a handful”).

an amount of some size (reasonable to large), chiefly of money


lefaq

mt-verb

lefaq (imperfect jolfoq, verbal noun lfiq)

jolfoq (imperfect)
lfiq (noun-from-verb)
lfaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
lfaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
lefaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
lfaqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
lfaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
lefqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
lfaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
lfaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
lefqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
lfaqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
lfaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
lefqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nolfoq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tolfoq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jolfoq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nolfqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tolfqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jolfqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nolfoq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tolfoq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tolfoq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nolfqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tolfqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jolfqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
olfoq (imperative second-person singular)
olfqu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic لَقَفَ (laqafa, “to seize, catch quickly”) with metathesis. In older Maltese the verb also meant “to gasp for breath”, which explains the semantic development. A similar use apparently exists in some Maghrebi dialects.


kejl

a measure (scale or standard to measure by)


ħuxlief

ħuxliefa (singulative)
ħxielef (plural)
ħuxlifiet (paucal)

From dialectal Arabic; compare Tunisian Arabic حشلاف (ḥušlāf, “hay, dried-out grass or plant”). Further origin uncertain, though Berber origin has been suggested.


laqgħet

third-person feminine singular perfect of laqa’


rabta

From Arabic رَبْطة (rabṭa) and/or رابِطة (rābiṭa), which would probably have merged in Maltese.


qedem

From Arabic قِدْم (qidm), قِدَم (qidam).


selaħ

mt-verb

selaħ (imperfect jisloħ, past participle misluħ, verbal noun sliħ or selħ)

jisloħ (imperfect)
misluħ (participle past)
sliħ (noun-from-verb)
selħ (noun-from-verb)
slaħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
slaħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
selaħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
slaħna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
slaħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
selħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
slaħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
slaħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
selħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
slaħna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
slaħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
selħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nisloħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisloħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jisloħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nisolħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisolħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jisolħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nisloħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisloħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tisloħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nisolħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisolħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jisolħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
isloħ (imperative second-person singular)
isolħu (imperative plural second-person)


ħaleb

ħaleb (imperfect jaħleb, past participle maħlub, verbal noun ħlib or ħalb)

jaħleb (imperfect)
maħlub (participle past)
ħlib (noun-from-verb)
ħalb (noun-from-verb)
ħlibt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħlibt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħaleb (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħlibna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħlibtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħalbu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħlibt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħlibt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħalbet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħlibna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħlibtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħalbu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
naħleb (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħleb (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jaħleb (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
naħilbu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħilbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jaħilbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
naħleb (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħleb (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
taħleb (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
naħilbu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħilbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jaħilbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
aħleb (imperative second-person singular)
aħilbu (imperative plural second-person)


ġewlaq

mt-noun

ġewlaq m (plural ġwielaq, diminutive ġwejlaq)

From Arabic جَوْلَق (jawlaq, “kind of sack or bag”), alteration of جُوَالَق (juwālaq), from Middle Persian [Term?] (/guwālak/).

inh

a wicker basket, typically with a handle


liżar

mt-noun

liżar m (plural lożor, diminutive lwajżar or lżajjar)

lożor (plural)
lwajżar (diminutive)
lżajjar (diminutive)

From Arabic الإِزَار (al-ʔizār), from إِزَار (ʔizār) with fused definite article.


tislija

Verbal noun of sella, which see for more. Perhaps in part directly from Arabic تَسْلِية (tasliya).


sefa'

sefa’ (canonical)
jisfa’ (imperfect)
sfajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sfajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sefa’ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sfajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sfajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sefgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sfajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sfajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sefgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sfajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sfajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sefgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nisfa’ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisfa’ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jisfa’ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nisfgħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisfgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jisfgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nisfa’ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisfa’ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tisfa’ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nisfgħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisfgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jisfgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
isfa’ (imperative second-person singular)
isfgħu (imperative plural second-person)


ħsara

U tela’ għas-sur, wisq imgħaddab,
u kaxkar kull xitla, kull żrara,
u l-bejta dlonk ħataf, ġarr miegħu
bl-għasafar, jaħasra xi ħsara!

1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Bejta fis-Sur”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:


naqqar

mt-verb

naqqar (imperfect jnaqqar, past participle mnaqqar)

jnaqqar (imperfect)
mnaqqar (participle past)
naqqart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
naqqart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
naqqar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
naqqarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
naqqartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
naqqru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
naqqart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
naqqart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
naqqret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
naqqarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
naqqartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
naqqru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nnaqqar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tnaqqar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jnaqqar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nnaqqru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tnaqqru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jnaqqru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nnaqqar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tnaqqar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tnaqqar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nnaqqru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tnaqqru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jnaqqru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
naqqar (imperative second-person singular)
naqqru (imperative plural second-person)

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:

Il-politiċi jnaqqru l-libertajiet tagħna.

The politicians are gradually stealing our liberties.


mgħax

mgħaxijiet (plural)
imgħax (alternative)

From Arabic مَعَاش (maʕāš, “pension, livelihood, pay”).


għatba

mt-noun

għatba f (plural għetiebi, paucal għatbiet)

Missieri kien niżel jiġri isfel, ħareġ fuq l-għatba u beda jsejjaħ lill-pulizija biex iwissihom b’dan il-periklu.

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


jassar

mt-verb

jassar (imperfect jjassar, past participle mjassar, verbal noun tjassir)

jjassar (imperfect)
mjassar (participle past)
tjassir (noun-from-verb)
jassart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
jassart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
jassar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
jassarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
jassartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
jassru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
jassart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
jassart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
jassret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
jassarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
jassartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
jassru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
njassar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tjassar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jjassar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
njassru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tjassru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jjassru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
njassar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tjassar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tjassar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
njassru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tjassru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jjassru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
jassar (imperative second-person singular)
jassru (imperative plural second-person)


lsir

mt-noun

lsir m (plural lsiera or josra, feminine lsira, diminutive lsajjar)

lsiera (plural)
josra (plural)
lsira (feminine)
lsajjar (diminutive)
rsir (alternative)
ilsir (alternative)

From Arabic الأَسِير (al-ʔasīr), from أَسِير (ʔasīr) with fused definite article.

(especially) a captive, one who has been captured and enslaved


lsir

mt-adjective

lsir (feminine singular lsira, plural lsiera or josra)

lsira (feminine singular)
lsiera (plural)
josra (plural)
rsir (alternative)
ilsir (alternative)


wirdien

wirdiena (singulative)
urieden (plural)
wirdiniet (paucal)
werdien (alternative)

From Arabic بِنْت وَرْدَان (bint wardān).

inh

بِنْت وَرْدَان


ħatem

mt-noun

ħatem m (plural ħwietem, diminutive ħwajtem or ħwejtem)

ħwietem (plural)
ħwajtem (diminutive)
ħwejtem (diminutive)

(archaic) ring (piece of jewellery in general)


qolla

qolla f (plural qliel or qolol, paucal qolliet)

qliel (plural)
qolol (plural)
qolliet (paucal)

From Arabic قُلَّة (qulla). Similarity with Italian olla (“earthen jar”) is coincidental.

(also qolla tan-naħal) such a jar used as a beehive, or, by extension, any beehive

(in the plural) a large quantity, chiefly of rain


ġarra

ġarra f (plural ġarar, diminutive ġrajra)

From Arabic جَرَّة (jarra). Cognate with Sicilian giarra.


buqar

buqari (plural)
buqal (alternative)
boqal (alternative)

Equivalent to Maghrebi Arabic بُوقال (būqāl), Sicilian bucali, Ancient Greek βαύκαλις (baúkalis), a wanderwort that seems to have been borrowed back and forth throughout the Mediterranean, though it is eventually thought to be of North African origin. The Maltese plural proves Sicilian influence, but the word as such may well have been inherited from Arabic.


ħwar

Probably from Arabic حَرارَات (ḥarārāt). The same dissimilation is apparently attested in regional Tunisian Arabic حوارات (ḥwārāt). The Maltese singular thence by backformation. The contemporary plural ħwawar appears to be secondary as it irregularly contains a long vowel followed by a semivowel.


saqqu

Borrowed from Sicilian saccu (“sack”), from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos), from a language of the Ancient Near East. The Maltese sense from the use of straw-filled sacks as mattresses.


xkora

xkora f (dual xkertejn, plural xkejjer, diminutive xkejra or xkajra)

xkertejn (dual)
xkejjer (plural)
xkejra (diminutive)
xkajra (diminutive)
ixkora (alternative)

From Arabic شِكَارَة (šikāra). The Maltese -o- is unusual.


satal

satal m (plural stal or stali or stul or istla, paucal satliet, diminutive stajjel)

stal (plural)
stali (plural)
stul (plural)
istla (plural)
satliet (paucal)
stajjel (diminutive)

Kulħadd jimxi, kollox lajma,
jirkeb biss xi sinjur kbir:
bini l-għatx u tawni nixrob
minn ġos-satal fuq il-bir.

1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Pjazza”, in Fl-Arena:


kburi

mt-adjective

kburi (feminine singular kburija, plural kburin)

kburija (feminine singular)
kburin (plural)

Probably a backformation from kburija (“pride”), itself probably an alteration of Arabic كِبْرِياء (kibriyāʔ) after the common Maltese measure for abstract nouns (or otherwise an independent derivation from kbir with this measure).


kburija

kburiti (first-person singular)
kburitna (first-person singular)
kburitek (second-person singular)
kburitkom (second-person singular)
kburitu (masculine singular third-person)
kburitha (feminine singular third-person)
kburithom (singular third-person)

Probably an alteration of Arabic كِبْرِياء (kibriyāʔ) after the common Maltese measure for abstract nouns, or otherwise an independent derivation from kbir with this measure.


zunnarija

mt-noun

zunnarija f (plural zunnariji, paucal zunnarijiet)

zunnariji (plural)
zunnarijiet (paucal)
sfinnarija (alternative)
sfunnarija (alternative)
żfunnarija (alternative)
sfonnarija (alternative)

Inherited from Maghrebi Arabic اِسْفَنَّرِيّة (isfannariyya).

inh

اِسْفَنَّرِيّة


qabbel

mt-verb

qabbel (imperfect jqabbel, past participle mqabbel, verbal noun taqbil or tqabbil)

jqabbel (imperfect)
mqabbel (participle past)
taqbil (noun-from-verb)
tqabbil (noun-from-verb)
qabbilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qabbilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qabbel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qabbilna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qabbiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qabblu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qabbilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qabbilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qabblet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qabbilna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qabbiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qabblu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqabbel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqabbel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqabbel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqabblu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqabblu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqabblu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqabbel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqabbel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqabbel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqabblu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqabblu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqabblu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qabbel (imperative second-person singular)
qabblu (imperative plural second-person)

Għandna nqabblu l-valuri ta’ dis-sena ma’ dawk tas-sena l-oħra.

We must compare this year’s values with those of last year.

(transitive, + ma’) to compare one thing to another (in order to contrast them and assess their respective similarities and differences)


ngħidu aħna

Literally: “say we”, that is, “let’s say”.

Hemm għażliet oħrajn bħal, ngħidu aħna, t-tibdil tal-kuntratt.

There are other options such as, say, changing the contract.


kuntratt

Borrowed from Sicilian cuntrattu, from Latin contractus.


jjassar

third-person masculine singular imperfect of jassar


lajku

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

(religion) layman (one who is not ordained)


saċerdot

Borrowed from Italian sacerdote, from Latin sacerdos.


stgħall

stgħall (imperfect jistgħall, past participle mistgħall, verbal noun stgħallija)

jistgħall (imperfect)
mistgħall (participle past)
stgħallija (noun-from-verb)
stgħallejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stgħallejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
stgħall (masculine perfect singular third-person)
stgħallejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stgħallejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
stgħallew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
stgħallejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stgħallejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
stgħallet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
stgħallejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stgħallejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
stgħallew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nistgħall (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistgħall (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jistgħall (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nistgħallu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistgħallu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jistgħallu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nistgħall (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistgħall (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tistgħall (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nistgħallu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistgħallu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jistgħallu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
stgħall (imperative second-person singular)
stgħallu (imperative plural second-person)

to benefit from, to make use of, to exploit


kewn

X’inhu l-għan ta’ kewn il-bniedem?

(philosophy) existence, being (the state or fact of existing)


ntefa

jintefa (imperfect)
ntfejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ntfejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ntefa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ntfejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ntfejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ntfew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ntfejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ntfejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ntfiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ntfejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ntfejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ntfew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nintefa (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tintefa (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jintefa (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nintfew (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tintfew (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jintfew (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nintefa (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tintefa (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tintefa (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nintfew (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tintfew (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jintfew (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ntefa (imperative second-person singular)
ntfew (imperative plural second-person)
intefa (alternative)

mediopassive of tefa
to go out, to be extinguished (fire)

mediopassive of tefa
to go out, to be turned off (device)


għaraf

għaraf (imperfect jagħraf, past participle magħruf, active participle għaref, verbal noun għerf or għarfien)

jagħraf (imperfect)
magħruf (participle past)
għaref (active participle)
għerf (noun-from-verb)
għarfien (noun-from-verb)
għaraft (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għaraft (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għaraf (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għarafna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għaraftu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għarfu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għaraft (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għaraft (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għarfet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għarafna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għaraftu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għarfu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nagħraf (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħraf (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jagħraf (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nagħrfu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħrfu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jagħrfu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nagħraf (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħraf (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tagħraf (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nagħrfu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħrfu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jagħrfu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
agħraf (imperative second-person singular)
agħrfu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic عَرَفَ (ʕarafa). Doublet of the contracted imperfect jaf (“to know”).


jagħraf

third-person singular imperfect of għaraf


jgħargħar

third-person masculine singular imperfect of għargħar


minnha

third-person feminine singular pronominal form of minn: from her (it)


minnu

third-person masculine singular pronominal form of minn: from him (it)


minnkom

second-person plural pronominal form of minn: from you


minnhom

third-person plural pronominal form of minn: from them


minnek

second-person masculine singular pronominal form of minn: from you


werwer

werwer (imperfect jwerwer, past participle mwerwer)

jwerwer (imperfect)
mwerwer (participle past)
werwirt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
werwirt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
werwer (masculine perfect singular third-person)
werwirna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
werwirtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
werwru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
werwirt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
werwirt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
werwret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
werwirna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
werwirtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
werwru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nwerwer (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twerwer (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jwerwer (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nwerwru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twerwru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jwerwru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nwerwer (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twerwer (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
twerwer (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nwerwru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twerwru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jwerwru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
werwer (imperative second-person singular)
werwru (imperative plural second-person)

Formally from Arabic وَلْوَلَ (walwala, “to wail, lament”), itself probably from وَيْل (wayl, “woe”). The transitive use in Maltese would be a backformation from twerwer (“be scared”), from the fifth stem تَوَلْوَلَ (tawalwala), which in Arabic is used synonymously with the first-mentioned form.

inh

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

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


twerwer

jitwerwer (imperfect)
twerwirt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
twerwirt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
twerwer (masculine perfect singular third-person)
twerwirna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
twerwirtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
twerwru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
twerwirt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
twerwirt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
twerwret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
twerwirna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
twerwirtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
twerwru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitwerwer (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titwerwer (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitwerwer (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitwerwru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titwerwru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitwerwru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitwerwer (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titwerwer (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titwerwer (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitwerwru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titwerwru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitwerwru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
twerwer (imperative second-person singular)
twerwru (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic تَوَلْوَلَ (tawalwala, “to wail, lament”).

mediopassive of werwer: to be scared, terrified


baġit

baġits (plural)
budget (alternative)
baġet (alternative)


ħabbar

mt-verb

ħabbar (imperfect jħabbar, past participle mħabbar, verbal noun taħbir or teħbir)

jħabbar (imperfect)
mħabbar (participle past)
taħbir (noun-from-verb)
teħbir (noun-from-verb)
ħabbart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħabbart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħabbar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħabbarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħabbartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħabbru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħabbart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħabbart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħabbret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħabbarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħabbartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħabbru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħabbar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħabbar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħabbar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħabbru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħabbru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħabbru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħabbar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħabbar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħabbar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħabbru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħabbru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħabbru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħabbar (imperative second-person singular)
ħabbru (imperative plural second-person)


ħabbar

mt-noun

ħabbar m (plural ħabbara or ħabbarin, feminine ħabbara)

ħabbara (plural)
ħabbarin (plural)
ħabbara (feminine)

Agent noun of ħabar, from Arabic أَخْبَرَ (ʔaḵbara).


ħabar

mt-verb

ħabar (imperfect jaħbar, past participle maħbur)

jaħbar (imperfect)
maħbur (participle past)
ħbart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħbart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħabar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħbarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħbartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħabru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħbart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħbart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħabret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħbarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħbartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħabru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
naħbar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħbar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jaħbar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
naħbru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħbru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jaħbru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
naħbar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħbar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
taħbar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
naħbru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħbru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jaħbru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
aħbar (imperative second-person singular)
aħbru (imperative plural second-person)
ħeber (alternative)

(of a feast, anniversary etc.) to come, to fall on some date


dejr

From Arabic دَيْر (dayr, “convent, monastery”), from Classical Syriac ܕܝܪܐ (dayrā). The meaning “castle, fortress” perhaps influenced by the militant Order of Malta. The knowledge about the word’s origins seems to have been lost rather early, as Vassalli already treats the sense “convent” as secondary and thinks that the basic meaning is “large house” (it being merely a variant of dar).

inh

(archaic, chiefly in placenames) a castle, fortress

(obsolete, found in placenames) a convent, monastery


diqa

taħt it-tbissima
falza ta’ wiċċi
kien hemm in-niket
u dwejjaq kbar
u biża’ minnek.

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


djieq

jidjieq (imperfect)
djiqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
djiqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
djieq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
djiqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
djiqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
djiequ (masculine perfect plural third-person)
djiqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
djiqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
djieqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
djiqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
djiqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
djiequ (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nidjieq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tidjieq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jidjieq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nidjiequ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tidjiequ (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jidjiequ (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nidjieq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tidjieq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tidjieq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nidjiequ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tidjiequ (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jidjiequ (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
djieq (imperative second-person singular)
djiequ (imperative plural second-person)

Ninth stem of dejjaq. Compare Moroccan Arabic ضياق (ḍyāq)


djuqija

djuqiti (first-person singular)
djuqitna (first-person singular)
djuqitek (second-person singular)
djuqitkom (second-person singular)
djuqitu (masculine singular third-person)
djuqitha (feminine singular third-person)
djuqithom (singular third-person)


fuqani

mt-adjective

fuqani (feminine singular fuqanija, plural fuqanin)

fuqanija (feminine singular)
fuqanin (plural)


ftaqad

mt-verb

ftaqad (imperfect jiftaqad, past participle miftaqad, verbal noun ftaqid)

jiftaqad (imperfect)
miftaqad (participle past)
ftaqid (noun-from-verb)
ftaqadt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ftaqadt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ftaqad (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ftaqadna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ftaqadtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ftaqdu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ftaqadt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ftaqadt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ftaqdet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ftaqadna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ftaqadtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ftaqdu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niftaqad (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiftaqad (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiftaqad (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niftaqdu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiftaqdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiftaqdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niftaqad (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiftaqad (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiftaqad (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niftaqdu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiftaqdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiftaqdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ftaqad (imperative second-person singular)
ftaqdu (imperative plural second-person)


kkraxxja

kkraxxja (imperfect jikkraxxja, past participle kkraxxjat or kraxxjat)

jikkraxxja (imperfect)
kkraxxjat (participle past)
kraxxjat (participle past)
kkraxxjajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
kkraxxjajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
kkraxxja (masculine perfect singular third-person)
kkraxxjajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
kkraxxjajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
kkraxxjaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
kkraxxjajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
kkraxxjajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
kkraxxjat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
kkraxxjajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
kkraxxjajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
kkraxxjaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nikkraxxja (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tikkraxxja (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jikkraxxja (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nikkraxxjaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tikkraxxjaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jikkraxxjaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nikkraxxja (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tikkraxxja (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tikkraxxja (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nikkraxxjaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tikkraxxjaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jikkraxxjaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
kkraxxja (imperative second-person singular)
kkraxxjaw (imperative plural second-person)
ikkraxxja (alternative)


silef

silef (imperfect jislef, past participle misluf)

jislef (imperfect)
misluf (participle past)
slift (first-person masculine perfect singular)
slift (masculine perfect second-person singular)
silef (masculine perfect singular third-person)
slifna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sliftu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
silfu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
slift (feminine first-person perfect singular)
slift (feminine perfect second-person singular)
silfet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
slifna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sliftu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
silfu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nislef (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tislef (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jislef (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nisilfu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisilfu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jisilfu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nislef (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tislef (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tislef (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nisilfu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisilfu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jisilfu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
islef (imperative second-person singular)
isilfu (imperative plural second-person)


ssellef

jissellef (imperfect)
ssellift (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ssellift (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ssellef (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ssellifna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sselliftu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ssellfu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ssellift (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ssellift (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ssellfet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ssellifna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sselliftu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ssellfu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nissellef (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tissellef (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jissellef (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nissellfu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tissellfu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jissellfu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nissellef (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tissellef (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tissellef (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nissellfu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tissellfu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jissellfu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ssellef (imperative second-person singular)
ssellfu (imperative plural second-person)
issellef (alternative)


sellef

sellef (imperfect jsellef, past participle msellef)

jsellef (imperfect)
msellef (participle past)
sellift (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sellift (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sellef (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sellifna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
selliftu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sellfu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sellift (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sellift (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sellfet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sellifna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
selliftu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sellfu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsellef (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssellef (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsellef (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsellfu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssellfu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsellfu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsellef (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssellef (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssellef (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsellfu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssellfu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsellfu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
sellef (imperative second-person singular)
sellfu (imperative plural second-person)


soċjalizzazzjoni

mt-noun

soċjalizzazzjoni f (plural soċjalizzazzjonijiet)


kunvent

Borrowed from Sicilian cunventu, from Latin conventus.


ssoċjalizza

mt-verb

ssoċjalizza (imperfect jissoċjalizza, past participle ssoċjalizzat)

jissoċjalizza (imperfect)
ssoċjalizzat (participle past)
ssoċjalizzajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ssoċjalizzajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ssoċjalizza (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ssoċjalizzajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ssoċjalizzajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ssoċjalizzaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ssoċjalizzajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ssoċjalizzajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ssoċjalizzat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ssoċjalizzajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ssoċjalizzajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ssoċjalizzaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nissoċjalizza (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tissoċjalizza (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jissoċjalizza (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nissoċjalizzaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tissoċjalizzaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jissoċjalizzaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nissoċjalizza (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tissoċjalizza (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tissoċjalizza (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nissoċjalizzaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tissoċjalizzaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jissoċjalizzaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ssoċjalizza (imperative second-person singular)
ssoċjalizzaw (imperative plural second-person)
issoċjalizza (alternative)


kżar

mt-noun

kżar m (plural kżarijiet, feminine kżarina)

Apparently a spelling pronunciation of English (and older Italian) czar.


leff

mt-verb

leff (imperfect jleff, past participle milfuf)

jleff (imperfect)
milfuf (participle past)
leffejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
leffejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
leff (masculine perfect singular third-person)
leffejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
leffejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
leffew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
leffejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
leffejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
leffet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
leffejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
leffejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
leffew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nleff (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tleff (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jleff (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nleffu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tleffu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jleffu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nleff (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tleff (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tleff (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nleffu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tleffu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jleffu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
leff (imperative second-person singular)
leffu (imperative plural second-person)


lewwen

lewwen (imperfect jlewwen, past participle mlewwen, verbal noun tilwin)

jlewwen (imperfect)
mlewwen (participle past)
tilwin (noun-from-verb)
lewwint (first-person masculine perfect singular)
lewwint (masculine perfect second-person singular)
lewwen (masculine perfect singular third-person)
lewwinna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
lewwintu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
lewnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
lewwint (feminine first-person perfect singular)
lewwint (feminine perfect second-person singular)
lewnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
lewwinna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
lewwintu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
lewnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nlewwen (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tlewwen (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jlewwen (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nlewnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tlewnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jlewnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nlewwen (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tlewwen (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tlewwen (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nlewnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tlewnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jlewnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
lewwen (imperative second-person singular)
lewnu (imperative plural second-person)


nagħal

nagħla (singulative)
ngħula (plural)
ingħla (plural)
nagħliet (paucal)


geżwer

geżwer (imperfect jgeżwer, past participle mgeżwer)

jgeżwer (imperfect)
mgeżwer (participle past)
geżwirt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
geżwirt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
geżwer (masculine perfect singular third-person)
geżwirna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
geżwirtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
geżwru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
geżwirt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
geżwirt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
geżwret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
geżwirna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
geżwirtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
geżwru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngeżwer (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgeżwer (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgeżwer (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngeżwru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgeżwru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgeżwru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngeżwer (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgeżwer (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgeżwer (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngeżwru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgeżwru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgeżwru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
geżwer (imperative second-person singular)
geżwru (imperative plural second-person)


jirgħi

third-person masculine singular imperfect of ragħa


spapen

plural of sapun: different kinds of soap


fondoq

From Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq), from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon).


fondoq

Apparently influenced by etymology 1, though the reason seems obscure. Neither is there an apparent semantic relation, nor does ħ commonly alternate with f in Maltese.

Alternative form of ħandaq, ħondoq (“dip, ditch, chasm”)


ħandaq

ħniedaq (plural)
ħondoq (alternative)
fondoq (alternative)

a depression in the ground
ditch, trench


ħondoq

Alternative form of ħandaq, fondoq (“dip, ditch, chasm”)


hedda

hedda (imperfect jheddi, past participle mheddi)

jheddi (imperfect)
mheddi (participle past)
heddejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
heddejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
hedda (masculine perfect singular third-person)
heddejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
heddejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
heddew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
heddejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
heddejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
heddiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
heddejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
heddejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
heddew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nheddi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
theddi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jheddi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nheddu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
theddu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jheddu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nheddi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
theddi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
theddi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nheddu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
theddu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jheddu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
heddi (imperative second-person singular)
heddu (imperative plural second-person)

(archaic) to calm someone down; to cause to relax


seqa

seqa (imperfect jisqi, past participle misqi, verbal noun siqi or saqi)

jisqi (imperfect)
misqi (participle past)
siqi (noun-from-verb)
saqi (noun-from-verb)
sqejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sqejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
seqa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sqejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sqejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sqew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sqejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sqejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sqiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sqejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sqejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sqew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nisqi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisqi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jisqi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nisqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jisqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nisqi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisqi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tisqi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nisqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jisqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
isqi (imperative second-person singular)
isqu (imperative plural second-person)
saqa (alternative)
siqa (alternative)

to give drink to, to quench someone’s thirst

Alternative form of saqqa (“to water, irrigate”)


mużew

mt-noun

mużew m (plural mużewijiet or mużewjiet or mużewiet or mużejiet or mużej)

mużewijiet (plural)
mużewjiet (plural)
mużewiet (plural)
mużejiet (plural)
mużej (plural)

Borrowed from Italian museo, from Latin museum, from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon).


xhud

From Arabic شُهُود (šuhūd), plural of شاهِد (šāhid), whence the alternative form above. The new plural xhieda on the model of such forms as bdiewa, Nsara.


għaffeġ

mt-verb

għaffeġ (imperfect jgħaffeġ, past participle mgħaffeġ)

jgħaffeġ (imperfect)
mgħaffeġ (participle past)
għaffiġt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għaffiġt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għaffeġ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għaffiġna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għaffiġtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għaffġu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għaffiġt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għaffiġt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għaffġet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għaffiġna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għaffiġtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għaffġu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħaffeġ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħaffeġ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħaffeġ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħaffġu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħaffġu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħaffġu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħaffeġ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħaffeġ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħaffeġ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħaffġu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħaffġu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħaffġu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għaffeġ (imperative second-person singular)
għaffġu (imperative plural second-person)

An intensive second stem of Arabic عَفِجَ (ʕafija, “to beat”)
Possibly from Berber, compare Algerian Arabic ‘affež, id. ~ Ouargli and Mozabite effeẓ ‘to crunch, to crush with the teeth; to chew'.


lbiraħtlula

Fossilised expression from Arabic الْبَارِحَةَ ٱلْأُولَى (al-bāriḥata l-ʔūlā).

inh

الْبَارِحَةَ ٱلْأُولَى

ilbiraħtlula (alternative)
lbieraħtlula (alternative)
ilbieraħtlula (alternative)
lbiraħtlura (alternative)
ilbiraħtlura (alternative)
lbieraħtlura (alternative)
ilbieraħtlura (alternative)

day before yesterday
day before yesterday


pitgħada

From pit- + għada. The former is in all likelihood from Arabic بَعْدَ (baʕda, “after”), which has been lost in Maltese except in mbagħad. Compare Moroccan Arabic بعد غدا (baʕd ḡadda).


kitf

kitfejn (dual)
kotof (plural)
kitfi (first-person singular)
kitfna (first-person singular)
kitfek (second-person singular)
kitfkom (second-person singular)
kitfu (masculine singular third-person)
kitfha (feminine singular third-person)
kitfhom (singular third-person)


minkeb

mt-noun

minkeb m (dual minkbejn or mnikbejn, plural (unusual) mniekeb)

minkbejn (dual)
mnikbejn (dual)
mniekeb (plural)
minkbi (first-person singular)
minkibna (first-person singular)
minkbek (second-person singular)
minkibkom (second-person singular)
minkbu (masculine singular third-person)
minkibha (feminine singular third-person)
minkibhom (singular third-person)

Titbiegħed ftit minni u titfa’ minkbejk fuq irkopptejk, bit-tazza bejn il-pali ta’ jdejk.

2023, Nathan Anthony Pace, “Linja f’Laħmek”, in Glen Calleja, Clare Azzopardi, editors, Iż-Żmien Kurjuż taż-Żgħożija [The Curious Period of Youth], →ISBN, page 130:

You move a bit farther from me and put your elbows on your knees, with the cup between the palms of your hands.


għarqub

għarqub m (dual għarqbejn, plural għerieqeb)


xewqan

mt-adjective

xewqan (feminine singular xewqana, plural xewqanin or xwieqan)

xewqana (feminine singular)
xewqanin (plural)
xwieqan (plural)
xewqien (alternative)


ewliemes

From Arabic أَوَّلَ أَمْس (ʔawwala ʔams). The long vowel is explainable as early contraction with the accusative ending -a, thus ʾawwala ʾams → ʾawwalām(i)s. A variant ʾāmis of Arabic أَمْس (ʔams) is apparently attested in isolated dialects, but it could also be due to backformation from the aforementioned contraction.

inh

أَوَّلَ أَمْس

(archaic) the day before yesterday; two days ago


żammar

mt-verb

żammar (imperfect jżammar, past participle mżammar)

jżammar (imperfect)
mżammar (participle past)
żammart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żammart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żammar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żammarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żammartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żammru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żammart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żammart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żammret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żammarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żammartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żammru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nżammar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżammar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jżammar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nżammru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżammru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jżammru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nżammar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżammar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
żżammar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nżammru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżammru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jżammru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
żammar (imperative second-person singular)
żammru (imperative plural second-person)


dewwed

dewwed (imperfect jdewwed, past participle mdewwed)

jdewwed (imperfect)
mdewwed (participle past)
dewwidt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dewwidt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
dewwed (masculine perfect singular third-person)
dewwidna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dewwidtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
dewdu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
dewwidt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dewwidt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
dewdet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
dewwidna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dewwidtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
dewdu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ndewwed (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ddewwed (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jdewwed (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ndewdu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ddewdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jdewdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ndewwed (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ddewwed (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ddewwed (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ndewdu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ddewdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jdewdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
dewwed (imperative second-person singular)
dewdu (imperative plural second-person)


minfes

mt-noun

minfes m (dual mnifsejn, plural mnifsejn or (unusual) mniefes)

mnifsejn (dual)
mnifsejn (plural)
mniefes (plural)
minfsi (first-person singular)
minfisna (first-person singular)
minfsek (second-person singular)
minfiskom (second-person singular)
minfsu (masculine singular third-person)
minfisha (feminine singular third-person)
minfishom (singular third-person)


żnuber

From Arabic صَنَوْبَر (ṣanawbar, “pine”) with sporadic voicing of the onset.


arżnu

Borrowed from Sicilian arzanu, from Arabic أَرْز (ʔarz).


żina

From Arabic زِنَى (zinā). Predominantly feminised because of the final -a, though the original masculine is still found.

fornication, adultery, or any sexual sin


żina

embellishment, decoration, luxurious beauty


żieni

mt-adjective

żieni (feminine singular żienja, plural żienja or żenjin)

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

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

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

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

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


ġarraf

mt-verb

ġarraf (imperfect jġarraf, past participle mġarraf)

jġarraf (imperfect)
mġarraf (participle past)
ġarraft (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ġarraft (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ġarraf (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ġarrafna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ġarraftu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ġarrfu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ġarraft (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ġarraft (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ġarrfet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ġarrafna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ġarraftu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ġarrfu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nġarraf (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ġġarraf (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jġarraf (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nġarrfu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ġġarrfu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jġarrfu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nġarraf (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ġġarraf (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ġġarraf (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nġarrfu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ġġarrfu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jġarrfu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ġarraf (imperative second-person singular)
ġarrfu (imperative plural second-person)


naqqax

naqqax (imperfect jnaqqax, past participle mnaqqax, verbal noun tinqix)

jnaqqax (imperfect)
mnaqqax (participle past)
tinqix (noun-from-verb)
naqqaxt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
naqqaxt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
naqqax (masculine perfect singular third-person)
naqqaxna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
naqqaxtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
naqqxu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
naqqaxt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
naqqaxt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
naqqxet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
naqqaxna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
naqqaxtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
naqqxu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nnaqqax (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tnaqqax (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jnaqqax (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nnaqqxu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tnaqqxu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jnaqqxu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nnaqqax (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tnaqqax (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tnaqqax (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nnaqqxu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tnaqqxu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jnaqqxu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
naqqax (imperative second-person singular)
naqqxu (imperative plural second-person)


naqqax

mt-noun

naqqax m (plural naqqaxa, feminine naqqaxa)


għażżien

mt-adjective

għażżien (feminine singular għażżiena, plural għażżiena or għażżenin or għażżinin, diminutive għeżejżen)

għażżiena (feminine singular)
għażżiena (plural)
għażżenin (plural)
għażżinin (plural)
għeżejżen (diminutive)

Inherited from dialectal Arabic عَجْزان (ʕajzān). Compare Moroccan Arabic عجزان (ʕagzān).


għasses

mt-verb

għasses (imperfect jgħasses, past participle mgħasses)

jgħasses (imperfect)
mgħasses (participle past)
għassist (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għassist (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għasses (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għassisna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għassistu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għassu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għassist (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għassist (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għasset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għassisna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għassistu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għassu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħasses (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħasses (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħasses (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħassu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħassu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħassu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħasses (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħasses (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħasses (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħassu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħassu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħassu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għasses (imperative second-person singular)
għassu (imperative plural second-person)

Intensive form of għass, from Arabic عَسَّ (ʕassa).


fileġ

fileġ (imperfect jifleġ, past participle mifluġ, verbal noun fliġ)

jifleġ (imperfect)
mifluġ (participle past)
fliġ (noun-from-verb)
fliġt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fliġt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fileġ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
fliġna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fliġtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
filġu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
fliġt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fliġt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
filġet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
fliġna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fliġtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
filġu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nifleġ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tifleġ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jifleġ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nifilġu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tifilġu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jifilġu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nifleġ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tifleġ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tifleġ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nifilġu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tifilġu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jifilġu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ifleġ (imperative second-person singular)
ifilġu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic فَلَجَ (falaja, “to paralyse”, chiefly in the passive).

inh

(figurative) to paralyse, cripple, hamstring (prevent from functioning properly)


għassies

mt-noun

għassies m (plural għassiesa, feminine għassiesa)

Occupational noun from Arabic عَسَّاس (ʕassās).


farrad

mt-verb

farrad (imperfect jfarrad, past participle mfarrad)

jfarrad (imperfect)
mfarrad (participle past)
farradt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
farradt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
farrad (masculine perfect singular third-person)
farradna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
farradtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
farrdu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
farradt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
farradt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
farrdet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
farradna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
farradtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
farrdu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nfarrad (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tfarrad (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jfarrad (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nfarrdu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tfarrdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jfarrdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nfarrad (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tfarrad (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tfarrad (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nfarrdu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tfarrdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jfarrdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
farrad (imperative second-person singular)
farrdu (imperative plural second-person)


farrad

mt-adjective

farrad (feminine singular farrada, plural farradin or farrada)

farrada (feminine singular)
farradin (plural)
farrada (plural)


Abela

Borrowed from Spanish Abella. Originally a Sephardic surname.


sejjer

sejjer (feminine singular sejra, plural sejrin)

sejra (feminine singular)
sejrin (plural)

From Arabic سائِر (sāʔir), active participle of سارَ (sāra). The verb was lost in Maltese as it became homophonous with sar (“to become”), from Arabic صارَ (ṣāra).

Jien u sejjer l-iskola, rajt kelb mejjet.

Fuq il-blata ġej u sejjer, fuq il-blata nerġa’ mmur.
 Għax hemmhekk għandi namrata, u xxejjirli bil-maktur.
 Ħanina, nitolbok ħaġa: Islifli ftit il-maktur!
 Dawk in-nies ma jkunux jafu, ’l ommok ma ngħidilhiex żgur.

Traditional (lyrics and music), “Ja ħanina”, performed by Frans Baldacchino:

To the rock I come and go, on the rock I always walk,
 For I have my sweetheart there, and she waves to me with a handkerchief.
 Darling, one thing I ask of you: Lend me that handkerchief a while!
 Those people won’t even know, and I sure won’t tell your mum.


sejjer

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


sajjar

mt-verb

sajjar (imperfect jsajjar, past participle msajjar)

jsajjar (imperfect)
msajjar (participle past)
sajjart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sajjart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sajjar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sajjarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sajjartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sajru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sajjart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sajjart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sajret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sajjarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sajjartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sajru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsajjar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssajjar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsajjar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsajru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssajru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsajru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsajjar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssajjar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssajjar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsajru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssajru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsajru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
sajjar (imperative second-person singular)
sajru (imperative plural second-person)


ssajjar

jissajjar (imperfect)
ssajjart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ssajjart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ssajjar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ssajjarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ssajjartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ssajru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ssajjart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ssajjart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ssajret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ssajjarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ssajjartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ssajru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nissajjar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tissajjar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jissajjar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nissajru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tissajru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jissajru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nissajjar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tissajjar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tissajjar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nissajru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tissajru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jissajru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ssajjar (imperative second-person singular)
ssajru (imperative plural second-person)
issajjar (alternative)


nsebaq

jinsebaq (imperfect)
nsbaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nsbaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nsebaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nsbaqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nsbaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nsebqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nsbaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nsbaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nsebqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nsbaqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nsbaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nsebqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ninsebaq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinsebaq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jinsebaq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninsebqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinsebqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinsebqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ninsebaq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinsebaq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tinsebaq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninsebqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinsebqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinsebqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
nsebaq (imperative second-person singular)
nsebqu (imperative plural second-person)
insebaq (alternative)

mediopassive of sebaq: to be outstripped, to be left behind


ħabsi

mt-noun

ħabsi m (plural ħabsin, feminine ħabsija)

prisoner (one who has been sent to prison)


priġunier

priġunier m (plural priġunieri or priġuniera, feminine priġuniera)

priġunieri (plural)
priġuniera (plural)
priġuniera (feminine)

prisoner
one who has been sent to prison or jail

one who has been otherwise imprisoned, e.g. a prisoner of war


faċilità korrettiva

faċilità korrettiva f (plural faċilitajiet korrettivi)

faċilitajiet korrettivi (plural)
faċiltà korrettiva (alternative)

correctional facility
correctional facility

(officialese) prison, correctional facility


brunġiel

brunġiela (singulative)
brunġiliet (paucal)
brinġiel (alternative)

Etymology tree
Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtVder.
Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa)bor.
Classical Persian بَاذِنْگَان (bāzingān)bor.
Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān)
Maltese brunġiel
From Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān). The word shows a great variety of phonetic alterations among Arabic dialects. The same form as in Maltese appears to underly in Portuguese beringela.

inh

Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān)


aktarx

From Arabic أَكْثَر شَيْء (ʔakṯar šayʔ, “mostly, for the most part; most, to the greatest degree”). Analysable as aktar + -x.

أَكْثَر شَيْء


mħallef

mt-noun

mħallef m (plural mħallfin, feminine mħallfa)

mħallfin (plural)
mħallfa (feminine)
imħallef (alternative)

From Arabic مُحَلَّف (muḥallaf, “juror, one who has been sworn in”). The verb ħallef (“put under oath”) is now archaic. With respect to the underlying semantics a doublet of ġurat (“juror”).


mingħal

mingħal- (canonical)
mingħalija (first-person singular)
mingħalina (first-person plural)
mingħalik (second-person singular)
mingħalikom (plural second-person)
mingħalih (masculine singular third-person)
mingħaliha (feminine singular third-person)
mingħalihom (plural third-person)

From minn (“from”) + għal (“for, to”). Perhaps originally in the sense of “according to, on the authority of”.

Kien mingħalija li sibt l-imħabba ta’ ħajti.

I thought I had found the love of my life.

U hekk kif wasal l-ieħor, dlonk ried ħjiel
 Mingħand dak li kien jistrieħ u ħiemed.
 Qallu: Ħija, mingħalija rajtu dieħel f’dan l-isqaq.

“Rajt, ma rajtx”performed by Tony Camilleri:

So when the other one arrived, he immediately wanted a hint
 From the one who was resting calmly.
 He told him: Brother, I think I saw him enter into this alley.

(false verb) to think, reckon, be under the impression that


bitħa

mt-noun

bitħa f (plural btieħi, diminutive btejħa)

From Arabic بَطْحَاء (baṭḥāʔ). As usually in Maltese, the emphatic -ṭ- was made plain early on by dissimilation against the -ḥ- (otherwise we would expect *batħa). Compare Tunisian Arabic بَطْحَة.

inh

Arabic بَطْحَاء (baṭḥāʔ)


ħallas

mt-verb

ħallas (imperfect jħallas, past participle mħallas, verbal noun taħlis or ħlas)

jħallas (imperfect)
mħallas (participle past)
taħlis (noun-from-verb)
ħlas (noun-from-verb)
ħallast (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħallast (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħallas (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħallasna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħallastu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħallsu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħallast (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħallast (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħallset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħallasna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħallastu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħallsu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħallas (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħallas (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħallas (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħallsu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħallsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħallsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħallas (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħallas (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħallas (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħallsu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħallsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħallsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħallas (imperative second-person singular)
ħallsu (imperative plural second-person)

Ħallasni issa!

Ċensu, Alla jaħfirlu, kien xeba’ jressaq petizzjonijiet lis-Segretarju tal-Gvern biex titnaqqaslu l-qbiela u jingħata arranġament ħalli jħallas bin-nifs.

Alla jħallas

Ħallasli xagħri.


niseġ

niseġ (imperfect jinseġ, past participle minsuġ, verbal noun nsiġ)

jinseġ (imperfect)
minsuġ (participle past)
nsiġ (noun-from-verb)
nsiġt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nsiġt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
niseġ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nsiġna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nsiġtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nisġu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nsiġt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nsiġt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nisġet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nsiġna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nsiġtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nisġu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ninseġ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinseġ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jinseġ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninsġu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinsġu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinsġu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ninseġ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinseġ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tinseġ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninsġu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinsġu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinsġu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
inseġ (imperative second-person singular)
insġu (imperative plural second-person)

Il-Għanja ta’ Żgħożiti
- bil-ferħ insiġtha jien, -
hi għanja lis-Sbuħija
Sultana tal-ħolqien.

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


Iżvizzera

Alternative form of Żvizzera, used after the definite article.


għawa

jagħwi (imperfect)
għawejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għawejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għawa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għawejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għawejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għawew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għawejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għawejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għawiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għawejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għawejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għawew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nagħwi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħwi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jagħwi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nagħwu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħwu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jagħwu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nagħwi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħwi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tagħwi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nagħwu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħwu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jagħwu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
agħwi (imperative second-person singular)
agħwu (imperative plural second-person)

(intransitive, of dogs or figurative) to howl (give a pitiable cry)


għawa

għawa (imperfect jagħwi, past participle mogħwi)

jagħwi (imperfect)
mogħwi (participle past)
għawejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għawejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għawa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għawejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għawejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għawew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għawejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għawejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għawiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għawejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għawejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għawew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nagħwi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħwi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jagħwi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nagħwu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħwu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jagħwu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nagħwi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħwi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tagħwi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nagħwu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħwu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jagħwu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
agħwi (imperative second-person singular)
agħwu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic غَوَى (ḡawā), أَغْوَى (ʔaḡwā).

Alternative form: għewa

(transitive) to instigate, to provoke (someone)

Alternative form: għewa

(transitive, + kontra) to entice (someone) to aggression or hatred against (someone else)


kultant

From kull + tant, thus literally “every so much” (that is, “every now and then”).


widdeb

widdeb (imperfect jwiddeb, past participle mwiddeb)

jwiddeb (imperfect)
mwiddeb (participle past)
widdibt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
widdibt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
widdeb (masculine perfect singular third-person)
widdibna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
widdibtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
widdbu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
widdibt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
widdibt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
widdbet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
widdibna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
widdibtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
widdbu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nwiddeb (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twiddeb (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jwiddeb (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nwiddbu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twiddbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jwiddbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nwiddeb (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twiddeb (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
twiddeb (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nwiddbu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twiddbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jwiddbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
widdeb (imperative second-person singular)
widdbu (imperative plural second-person)


newwel

newwel (imperfect jnewwel, past participle mnewwel)

jnewwel (imperfect)
mnewwel (participle past)
newwilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
newwilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
newwel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
newwilna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
newwiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
newlu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
newwilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
newwilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
newlet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
newwilna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
newwiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
newlu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nnewwel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tnewwel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jnewwel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nnewlu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tnewlu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jnewlu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nnewwel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tnewwel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tnewwel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nnewlu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tnewlu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jnewlu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
newwel (imperative second-person singular)
newlu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic نَوَّلَ (nawwala) and/or نَاوَلَ (nāwala).


nibet

jinbet (imperfect)
nbitt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nbitt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nibet (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nbitna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nbittu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nibtu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nbitt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nbitt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nibtet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nbitna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nbittu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nibtu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ninbet (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinbet (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jinbet (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninbtu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinbtu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinbtu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ninbet (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinbet (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tinbet (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninbtu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinbtu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinbtu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
inbet (imperative second-person singular)
inbtu (imperative plural second-person)

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:

to take root, to begin to grow, to form sprouts or buds


ħofra

mt-noun

ħofra f (dual ħofortejn, plural ħofor or ħfar, paucal ħofriet)

ħofortejn (dual)
ħofor (plural)
ħfar (plural)
ħofriet (paucal)
ħoforti (first-person singular)
ħofortna (first-person singular)
ħofortek (second-person singular)
ħofortkom (second-person singular)
ħofortu (masculine singular third-person)
ħofortha (feminine singular third-person)
ħoforthom (singular third-person)


twiddeb

jitwiddeb (imperfect)
twiddibt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
twiddibt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
twiddeb (masculine perfect singular third-person)
twiddibna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
twiddibtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
twiddbu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
twiddibt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
twiddibt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
twiddbet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
twiddibna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
twiddibtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
twiddbu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitwiddeb (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titwiddeb (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitwiddeb (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitwiddbu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titwiddbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitwiddbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitwiddeb (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titwiddeb (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titwiddeb (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitwiddbu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titwiddbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitwiddbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
twiddeb (imperative second-person singular)
twiddbu (imperative plural second-person)

mediopassive of widdeb:
to be admonished


dielja

Ħarbat, mewwet dawk id-dwieli,
wild il-għaraq tal-ħaddiem,
żomm il-fqir ġol-gorboġ waħdu,
u bla ħobż, bla dawl, bla sliem!

1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Ir-Riħ u l-Bnazzi”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:

Destroy, kill those vines,
the offspring of the worker’s sweat,
keep the poor man in the hovel alone,
without bread, without light, without peace!


nieda

mt-verb

nieda (imperfect jniedi, past participle mniedi, verbal noun tnedija or tnidija)

jniedi (imperfect)
mniedi (participle past)
tnedija (noun-from-verb)
tnidija (noun-from-verb)
nedejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nedejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nieda (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nedejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nedejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nedew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nedejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nedejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nediet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nedejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nedejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nedew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nniedi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tniedi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jniedi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nniedu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tniedu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jniedu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nniedi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tniedi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tniedi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nniedu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tniedu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jniedu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
niedi (imperative second-person singular)
niedu (imperative plural second-person)

to initiate, launch (a program, project, etc.), to start something officially and publicly. Synonym: vara


battal

battal (imperfect jbattal, past participle mbattal, verbal noun tabtil)

jbattal (imperfect)
mbattal (participle past)
tabtil (noun-from-verb)
battalt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
battalt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
battal (masculine perfect singular third-person)
battalna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
battaltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
battlu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
battalt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
battalt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
battlet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
battalna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
battaltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
battlu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nbattal (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tbattal (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jbattal (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nbattlu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tbattlu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jbattlu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nbattal (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tbattal (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tbattal (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nbattlu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tbattlu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jbattlu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
battal (imperative second-person singular)
battlu (imperative plural second-person)


battal

mt-adjective

battal (feminine singular battala, plural battalin)

battala (feminine singular)
battalin (plural)


vojt

vojt (feminine singular vojta, plural vojta or vojti)

vojta (feminine singular)
vojta (plural)
vojti (plural)

From older Italian voito, variant of vuoto.


vojt

void, emptiness, a state of being deserted


żinżel

żinżla (singulative)
żnieżel (plural)
żinżliet (paucal)


żaqżaq

jżaqżaq (imperfect)
żaqżaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żaqżaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żaqżaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żaqżaqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żaqżaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żaqżqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żaqżaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żaqżaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żaqżqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żaqżaqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żaqżaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żaqżqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nżaqżaq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżaqżaq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jżaqżaq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nżaqżqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżaqżqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jżaqżqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nżaqżaq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżaqżaq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
żżaqżaq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nżaqżqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżaqżqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jżaqżqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
żaqżaq (imperative second-person singular)
żaqżqu (imperative plural second-person)


ħasira

mt-noun

ħasira f (plural ħsajjar or ħasiri, diminutive ħsajra)

ħsajjar (plural)
ħasiri (plural)
ħsajra (diminutive)

inh

Arabic حَصِيرَة (ḥaṣīra)

a blind, sunblind (used in Malta on windows as well as doors)


newwieħ

mt-noun

newwieħ m (plural newwieħa or newwiħin, feminine newwieħa)

newwieħa (plural)
newwiħin (plural)
newwieħa (feminine)


xuxa

inh

Arabic شُوشَة (šūša)

Sar il-ħin biex jaqta’ dik ix-xuxa tiegħu.

the hair of the head, especially when long


ħin

mt-noun

ħin m (plural ħinijiet or (obsolete) ħjien)

ħinijiet (plural)
ħjien (obsolete plural)

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

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


ħaddar

ħaddar m (plural ħaddara, feminine ħaddara)

Agent noun of archaic ħadar (“to be present”), from Arabic حَضَرَ (ḥaḍara).


ħaddar

mt-verb

ħaddar (imperfect jħaddar, past participle mħaddar, verbal noun taħdir)

jħaddar (imperfect)
mħaddar (participle past)
taħdir (noun-from-verb)
ħaddart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħaddart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħaddar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħaddarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħaddartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħaddru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħaddart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħaddart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħaddret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħaddarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħaddartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħaddru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħaddar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħaddar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħaddar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħaddru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħaddru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħaddru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħaddar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħaddar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħaddar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħaddru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħaddru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħaddru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħaddar (imperative second-person singular)
ħaddru (imperative plural second-person)

to make something green (e.g. an area by planting trees)


ħuttab

mt-noun

ħuttab m (plural ħuttaba, feminine ħuttaba)

Singularisation of Arabic خُطّاب (ḵuṭṭāb), plural of خاطِب (ḵāṭib).

inh

Arabic خُطّاب (ḵuṭṭāb)

(chiefly historical) a matchmaker (professional marriage broker)


ħotba

From Arabic خِطْبة (ḵiṭba, “engagement”).

(chiefly historical) matchmaking (the work of a matchmaker; the process of arranging a marriage)


ħasra

Ja ħasra!

U tela’ għas-sur, wisq imgħaddab,
u kaxkar kull xitla, kull żrara,
u l-bejta dlonk ħataf, ġarr miegħu
bl-għasafar, jaħasra xi ħsara!

shame, pity; as in “it’s a shame/pity that...”


kagħak

From Arabic كَعْك (kaʕk). The similarity with English cake is coincidental (or if anything due to highly remote relation).

a traditional kind of sweet pastry, usually ring-shaped