nagħas

nagħas (imperfect jongħos or jingħas or jingħos, verbal noun ngħas)

jongħos (imperfect)
jingħas (imperfect)
jingħos (imperfect)
ngħas (noun-from-verb)
ngħast (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ngħast (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nagħas (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ngħasna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ngħastu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nagħsu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ngħast (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ngħast (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nagħset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ngħasna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ngħastu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nagħsu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nongħos (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tongħos (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jongħos (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nonogħsu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tonogħsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jonogħsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nongħos (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tongħos (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tongħos (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nonogħsu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tonogħsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jonogħsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ongħos (imperative second-person singular)
onogħsu (imperative plural second-person)
ngħast (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ngħast (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nagħas (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ngħasna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ngħastu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nagħsu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ngħast (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ngħast (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nagħset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ngħasna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ngħastu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nagħsu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ningħas (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tingħas (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jingħas (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninagħsu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinagħsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinagħsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ningħas (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tingħas (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tingħas (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninagħsu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinagħsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinagħsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ingħas (imperative second-person singular)
inagħsu (imperative plural second-person)
ngħast (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ngħast (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nagħas (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ngħasna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ngħastu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nagħsu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ngħast (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ngħast (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nagħset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ngħasna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ngħastu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nagħsu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ningħos (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tingħos (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jingħos (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninogħsu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinogħsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinogħsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ningħos (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tingħos (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tingħos (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninogħsu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinogħsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinogħsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ingħos (imperative second-person singular)
inogħsu (imperative plural second-person)
għonos (alternative)

to be sleepy; to doze off; to fall asleep inadvertently


stħaqq

mt-verb

stħaqq (imperfect jistħoqq, past participle mistħoqq)

jistħoqq (imperfect)
mistħoqq (participle past)
stħaqqejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stħaqqejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
stħaqq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
stħaqqejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stħaqqejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
stħaqqew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
stħaqqejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stħaqqejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
stħaqqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
stħaqqejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stħaqqejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
stħaqqew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nistħoqq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistħoqq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jistħoqq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nistħoqqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistħoqqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jistħoqqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nistħoqq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistħoqq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tistħoqq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nistħoqqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistħoqqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jistħoqqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
stħoqq (imperative second-person singular)
stħoqqu (imperative plural second-person)


jomgħod

third-person singular imperfect of magħad


jlum

third-person masculine singular imperfect of liem


żegħed

żegħed (imperfect jiżgħed, past participle miżgħud, verbal noun żgħid or żegħid)

jiżgħed (imperfect)
miżgħud (participle past)
żgħid (noun-from-verb)
żegħid (noun-from-verb)
żgħedt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żgħedt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żegħed (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żgħedna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żgħedtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żegħdu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żgħedt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żgħedt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żegħdet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żgħedna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żgħedtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żegħdu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niżgħed (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiżgħed (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiżgħed (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niżegħdu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiżegħdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiżegħdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niżgħed (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiżgħed (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiżgħed (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niżegħdu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiżegħdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiżegħdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
iżgħed (imperative second-person singular)
iżegħdu (imperative plural second-person)
żogħod (alternative)


jgħum

third-person masculine singular imperfect of għam


ħall

ħall (imperfect jħoll, past participle maħlul, verbal noun ħall)

jħoll (imperfect)
maħlul (participle past)
ħall (noun-from-verb)
ħallejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħallejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħall (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħallejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħallejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħallew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħallejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħallejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħallet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħallejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħallejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħallew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħoll (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħoll (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħoll (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħollu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħollu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħollu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħoll (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħoll (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħoll (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħollu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħollu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħollu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħoll (imperative second-person singular)
ħollu (imperative plural second-person)

Ejja ‘l hawn, la tibżax minni,
bil-katina ma norbtokx;
norbtok biss bl-għeruq ta’ qalbi,
f’ħajti kollha ma nħollokx.

1975, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Kappella tal-Paċi”, in L-Għanja tas-Sittin:


xebah

jixbah (imperfect)
xbaht (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xbaht (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xebah (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xbahna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xbahtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xebhu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xbaht (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xbaht (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xebhet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xbahna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xbahtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xebhu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nixbah (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixbah (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jixbah (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nixbhu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixbhu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jixbhu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nixbah (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixbah (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tixbah (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nixbhu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixbhu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jixbhu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ixbah (imperative second-person singular)
ixbhu (imperative plural second-person)
xebaħ (alternative)

From Arabic شَبِهَ (šabiha), أَشْبَهَ (ʔašbaha).


wesa'

wesa’ (imperfect jesa’, active participle wiesa’, verbal noun usigħ)

wesa’ (canonical)
jesa’ (imperfect)
wiesa’ (active participle)
usigħ (noun-from-verb)
wesajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
wesajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
wesa’ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
wesajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
wesajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
wesgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
wesajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
wesajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
wesgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
wesajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
wesajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
wesgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nesa’ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tesa’ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jesa’ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nesgħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tesgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jesgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nesa’ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tesa’ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tesa’ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nesgħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tesgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jesgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
esa’ (imperative second-person singular)
esgħu (imperative plural second-person)
wasa’ (alternative)

From Arabic وَسِعَ (wasiʕa, “to be wide, be able to hold”).

inh

to be wide enough to have a capacity of; to be able to hold; to be able to accommodate


wisa'

wisa’ (canonical masculine)
wisgħat (plural)

width, breadth (quality or degree of being wide, broad)


wessa'

mt-verb

wessa’ (imperfect jwessa’, past participle mwessa’)

wessa’ (canonical)
jwessa’ (imperfect)
mwessa’ (participle past)
wessajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
wessajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
wessa’ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
wessajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
wessajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
wessgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
wessajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
wessajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
wessgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
wessajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
wessajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
wessgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nwessa’ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twessa’ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jwessa’ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nwessgħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twessgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jwessgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nwessa’ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twessa’ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
twessa’ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nwessgħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twessgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jwessgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
wessa’ (imperative second-person singular)
wessgħu (imperative plural second-person)


ħaf

jħuf (imperfect)
ħoft (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħoft (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħaf (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħofna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħoftu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħafu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħoft (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħoft (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħafet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħofna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħoftu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħafu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħuf (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħuf (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħuf (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħufu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħufu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħufu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħuf (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħuf (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħuf (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħufu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħufu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħufu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħuf (imperative second-person singular)
ħufu (imperative plural second-person)

Perhaps from a metathesis of Arabic حَفِيَ (ḥafiya, “to walk barefoot; to abrade one’s feet by lengthy walking”). Joseph Aquilina mentions that ħafi (“barefoot”) was also used in the sense of “roamer”, thus preserving here the original participle form. There may have been a merger with حافَ (ḥāfa), يَحُوفُ (yaḥūfu, “to visit”, among other senses), or هافَ (hāfa), يَهِيفُ (yahīfu, “to run away”, of a slave), or some other phonetically related root.


jtul

third-person masculine singular imperfect of tal


luħ

From Arabic لَوْح (lawḥ, “board, plank, anything broad and flat”).


tawwal

mt-verb

tawwal (imperfect jtawwal, past participle mtawwal, verbal noun titwil)

jtawwal (imperfect)
mtawwal (participle past)
titwil (noun-from-verb)
tawwalt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tawwalt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tawwal (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tawwalna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tawwaltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tawlu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tawwalt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tawwalt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tawlet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tawwalna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tawwaltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tawlu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ntawwal (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ttawwal (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jtawwal (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ntawlu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ttawlu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jtawlu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ntawwal (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ttawwal (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ttawwal (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ntawlu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ttawlu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jtawlu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tawwal (imperative second-person singular)
tawlu (imperative plural second-person)


miżien

mt-noun

miżien m (plural mwieżen, diminutive mwejżen)


wiżen

mt-verb

wiżen (imperfect jiżen, past participle miżun, verbal noun użin)

jiżen (imperfect)
miżun (participle past)
użin (noun-from-verb)
wiżint (first-person masculine perfect singular)
wiżint (masculine perfect second-person singular)
wiżen (masculine perfect singular third-person)
wiżinna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
wiżintu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
wiżnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
wiżint (feminine first-person perfect singular)
wiżint (feminine perfect second-person singular)
wiżnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
wiżinna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
wiżintu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
wiżnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niżen (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiżen (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiżen (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niżnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiżnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiżnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niżen (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiżen (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiżen (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niżnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiżnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiżnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
iżen (imperative second-person singular)
iżnu (imperative plural second-person)

(figurative) to consider, to weigh (e.g. an argument)


għana

għana (imperfect jagħni, past participle mogħni)

jagħni (imperfect)
mogħni (participle past)
għanejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għanejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għana (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għanejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għanejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għanew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għanejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għanejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għaniet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għanejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għanejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għanew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nagħni (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħni (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jagħni (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nagħnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jagħnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nagħni (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħni (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tagħni (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nagħnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jagħnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
agħni (imperative second-person singular)
agħnu (imperative plural second-person)
għena (alternative)

inh

Arabic أَغْنَى (ʔaḡnā)


għana

Il-Ħajja ma’ l-għarajjes
daret kollha daħkana;
għalihom ferħ biss kellha
u daqq u żfin u għana,
xita ta’ ross, xewqiet
f’għomor mimli għaxqiet;

1975, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħajja u l-Għarajjes”, in L-Għanja tas-Sittin:


stagħna

jistagħna (imperfect)
stagħnejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stagħnejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
stagħna (masculine perfect singular third-person)
stagħnejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stagħnejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
stagħnew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
stagħnejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stagħnejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
stagħniet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
stagħnejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stagħnejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
stagħnew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nistagħna (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistagħna (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jistagħna (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nistagħnew (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistagħnew (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jistagħnew (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nistagħna (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistagħna (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tistagħna (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nistagħnew (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistagħnew (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jistagħnew (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
stagħna (imperative second-person singular)
stagħnew (imperative plural second-person)

Arabic اِسْتَغْنَى (istaḡnā)

Stagħnejt, ja Qamar,
dal-lejl bil-poeżija
tar-realtà.

1998, Anton Buttigieg, “Lill-Qamar”, in Żibeġ u Boċċi:


rikk

mt-adjective

rikk (feminine singular rikka, plural rikki)

rikka (feminine singular)
rikki (plural)

Borrowed from Sicilian riccu and/or Italian ricco, from Vulgar Latin *rīcus, *riccus, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz.

Malta għandha wirt kulturali rikk.

(figurative) rich, replete, ample, varied


povru

povru (feminine singular povra, plural povri)

povra (feminine singular)
povri (plural)

Borrowed from Sicilian pòviru and/or Italian povero, both from Latin pauper.

Dan il-povru raġel tilef lil martu u ibnu.

This poor man has lost his wife and son.

(figurative, prepositioned) poor (inspring pity)


rikkezza

Għandna nipproteġu r-rikkezza kulturali tal-gżejjer tagħna.

We must protect the cultural wealth of our islands.


ħalef

mt-verb

ħalef (imperfect jaħlef, past participle maħluf, verbal noun ħalf or ħlif)

jaħlef (imperfect)
maħluf (participle past)
ħalf (noun-from-verb)
ħlif (noun-from-verb)
ħlift (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħlift (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħalef (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħlifna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħliftu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħalfu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħlift (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħlift (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħalfet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħlifna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħliftu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħalfu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
naħlef (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħlef (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jaħlef (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
naħilfu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħilfu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jaħilfu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
naħlef (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħlef (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
taħlef (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
naħilfu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħilfu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jaħilfu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
aħlef (imperative second-person singular)
aħilfu (imperative plural second-person)


seħet

seħet (imperfect jisħet, past participle misħut, verbal noun sħit)

jisħet (imperfect)
misħut (participle past)
sħit (noun-from-verb)
sħitt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sħitt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
seħet (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sħitna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sħittu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
seħtu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sħitt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sħitt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
seħtet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sħitna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sħittu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
seħtu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nisħet (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisħet (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jisħet (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nisħtu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisħtu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jisħtu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nisħet (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisħet (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tisħet (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nisħtu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisħtu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jisħtu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
isħet (imperative second-person singular)
isħtu (imperative plural second-person)
siħet (alternative)

From Arabic سَخِطَ (saḵiṭa, “to be indignant, to resent”). Compare Tunisian Arabic سخطة (saḵṭa, “a curse”). The verb was used in Classical Arabic in phrases like اللهُ يَسْخَطُ لَكُم ذٰلِك (allāhu yasḵaṭu lakum ḏālik, literally “may God be indignant at you for that”). Accordingly, the subject must originally have been God, but it was then also used of the person who called down the curse on another.

inh

(intransitive) to be shocked, dumbfounded


saħta

mt-noun

saħta f (plural sħat or sħati, paucal saħtiet)

sħat (plural)
sħati (plural)
saħtiet (paucal)

From Arabic سُخْطة (suḵṭa). Compare Tunisian Arabic سخطة (saḵṭa, “curse, affliction”). See seħet for more.


nofsinhar

From Arabic نِصْف النَّهَار (niṣf an-nahār, “midday; meridian”). By surface analysis, nofs (“mid, half”) + nhar (“day”). Sense 2 is a calque of Italian mezzogiorno.

inh

نِصْف النَّهَار


neħħa

mt-verb

neħħa (imperfect jneħħi, past participle mneħħi, verbal noun tneħħija or tnoħħija)

jneħħi (imperfect)
mneħħi (participle past)
tneħħija (noun-from-verb)
tnoħħija (noun-from-verb)
neħħejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
neħħejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
neħħa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
neħħejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
neħħejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
neħħew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
neħħejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
neħħejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
neħħiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
neħħejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
neħħejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
neħħew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nneħħi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tneħħi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jneħħi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nneħħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tneħħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jneħħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nneħħi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tneħħi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tneħħi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nneħħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tneħħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jneħħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
neħħi (imperative second-person singular)
neħħu (imperative plural second-person)
naħħa (alternative)


reda'

reda’ (imperfect jerda’, past participle merdugħ)

reda’ (canonical)
jerda’ (imperfect)
merdugħ (participle past)
rdajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rdajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
reda’ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
rdajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rdajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
redgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
rdajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rdajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
redgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
rdajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rdajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
redgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nerda’ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
terda’ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jerda’ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nerdgħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
terdgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jerdgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nerda’ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
terda’ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
terda’ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nerdgħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
terdgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jerdgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
erda’ (imperative second-person singular)
erdgħu (imperative plural second-person)
rada’ (alternative)

(figurative) to be parasitic; to exploit; to rip off


ntreda'

ntreda’ (canonical)
jintreda’ (imperfect)
ntredajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ntredajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ntreda’ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ntredajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ntredajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ntredgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ntredajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ntredajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ntredgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ntredajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ntredajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ntredgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nintreda’ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tintreda’ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jintreda’ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nintredgħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tintredgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jintredgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nintreda’ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tintreda’ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tintreda’ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nintredgħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tintredgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jintredgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ntreda’ (imperative second-person singular)
ntredgħu (imperative plural second-person)
intreda’ (alternative)
ntrada’ (alternative)

(intransitive, informal) to kiss passionately; to French-kiss; to snog


għekiereb

/ɛˤːˈkɪː.rɛp/


kimiki

plural of kimika (“chemistry, chemical substance”)


ħtieġ

ħtieġ (imperfect jeħtieġ, past participle meħtieġ or miħtieġ or maħtieġ, verbal noun ħtieġa)

jeħtieġ (imperfect)
meħtieġ (participle past)
miħtieġ (participle past)
maħtieġ (participle past)
ħtieġa (noun-from-verb)
ħtiġt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħtiġt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħtieġ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħtiġna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħtiġtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħtieġu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħtiġt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħtiġt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħtieġet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħtiġna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħtiġtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħtieġu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
neħtieġ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
teħtieġ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jeħtieġ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
neħtieġu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
teħtieġu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jeħtieġu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
neħtieġ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
teħtieġ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
teħtieġ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
neħtieġu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
teħtieġu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jeħtieġu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħtieġ (imperative second-person singular)
ħtieġu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic اِحْتَاجَ (iḥtāja, “to need”). The impersonal use seems to mirror that of Italian bisognare, but the Arabic passive يُحْتاجُ أَن (yuḥtāju ʔan) is also used in this way, so the Romance influence is not certain.

Jeħtieġ li nkunu onesti magħna nfusna.

(literally, “It is necessary that we are honest with ourselves.”)


ssalva

jissalva (imperfect)
ssalvajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ssalvajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ssalva (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ssalvajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ssalvajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ssalvaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ssalvajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ssalvajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ssalvat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ssalvajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ssalvajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ssalvaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nissalva (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tissalva (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jissalva (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nissalvaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tissalvaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jissalvaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nissalva (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tissalva (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tissalva (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nissalvaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tissalvaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jissalvaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ssalva (imperative second-person singular)
ssalvaw (imperative plural second-person)
issalva (alternative)

From salva (“to save”), from Latin salvare, with the form built as in a native four-radical verb.

mediopassive of salva: to be saved, salvaged, rescued; to save oneself


ssegwa

jissegwa (imperfect)
ssegwejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ssegwejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ssegwa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ssegwejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ssegwejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ssegwew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ssegwejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ssegwejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ssegwiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ssegwejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ssegwejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ssegwew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nissegwa (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tissegwa (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jissegwa (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nissegwew (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tissegwew (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jissegwew (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nissegwa (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tissegwa (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tissegwa (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nissegwew (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tissegwew (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jissegwew (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ssegwa (imperative second-person singular)
ssegwu (imperative plural second-person)
issegwa (alternative)

Ir-regoli għandhom jissegwew.


ċeda

ċeda (imperfect jċedi, past participle ċedut or mċedi)

jċedi (imperfect)
ċedut (participle past)
mċedi (participle past)
ċedejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ċedejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ċeda (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ċedejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ċedejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ċedew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ċedejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ċedejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ċediet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ċedejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ċedejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ċedew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nċedi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ċċedi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jċedi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nċedu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ċċedu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jċedu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nċedi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ċċedi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ċċedi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nċedu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ċċedu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jċedu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ċedi (imperative second-person singular)
ċedu (imperative plural second-person)
ċieda (alternative)

Borrowed from Sicilian cèdiri and/or Italian cedere, both from Latin cedere.

(ambitransitive) to give up, to surrender, to cede

(ambitransitive) to exhaust one's patience


ċċeda

jiċċeda (imperfect)
ċċedejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ċċedejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ċċeda (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ċċedejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ċċedejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ċċedew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ċċedejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ċċedejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ċċediet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ċċedejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ċċedejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ċċedew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niċċeda (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiċċeda (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiċċeda (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niċċedew (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiċċedew (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiċċedew (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niċċeda (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiċċeda (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiċċeda (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niċċedew (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiċċedew (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiċċedew (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ċċeda (imperative second-person singular)
ċċedew (imperative plural second-person)
iċċeda (alternative)
ċċieda (alternative)
ċċedda (alternative)

From ċeda, from Latin cedere, with the form built as in a native four-radical verb.

mediopassive of ċeda: to be given up, surrendered, ceded


stqarr

stqarr (imperfect jistqarr, past participle mistqarr)

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


jekk ma tibkix ma terdax

Literally, “If you don't cry, you won't be breastfed”.

lit

You have to insist to get what you want.


ma' min rajtek xebbaħtek

ma’ min rajtek xebbahtek
ma' min rajtek xebbahtek#Maltese

Alternative spelling of ma’ min rajtek xebbahtek


min jilgħab man-nar fl-aħħar jinħaraq

Min jilgħab man-nar fl-aħħar jinħaraq (canonical)

/ˈmiːn ˈjɪ.lap manˈnaːr ˈflaħ.ħar jɪnˈħa.raʔ/

/ˈmiːn ˈjɪ.laˤːp manˈnaːr ˈflaħ.ħar jɪnˈħa.raʔ/

Literally, “He who plays with fire, will burn himself at the end”.

lit

live by the sword, die by the sword
live by the sword, die by the sword


thenna

jithenna (imperfect)
thennejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
thennejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
thenna (masculine perfect singular third-person)
thennejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
thennejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
thennew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
thennejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
thennejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
thenniet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
thennejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
thennejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
thennew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nithenna (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tithenna (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jithenna (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nithennew (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tithennew (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jithennew (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nithenna (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tithenna (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tithenna (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nithennew (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tithennew (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jithennew (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
thenna (imperative second-person singular)
thennew (imperative plural second-person)

mediopassive of henna: to be happy, consider oneself happy, rejoice


iż-żejt dejjem jitla' f'wiċċ l-ilma

Iż- żejt dejjem jitla’ f’ wiċċ l- ilma (canonical)

Literally, “Oil will always surface on top of water”.


ħabes

mt-verb

ħabes (imperfect jaħbes, past participle maħbus)

jaħbes (imperfect)
maħbus (participle past)
ħbist (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħbist (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħabes (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħbisna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħbistu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħabsu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħbist (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħbist (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħabset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħbisna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħbistu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħabsu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
naħbes (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħbes (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jaħbes (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
naħbsu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħbsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jaħbsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
naħbes (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħbes (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
taħbes (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
naħbsu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħbsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jaħbsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
aħbes (imperative second-person singular)
aħbsu (imperative plural second-person)


jies

Il-marida qatgħet jiesha mill-fejqan.

hope; but chiefly in a negative context, especially with qata’ (“to give up”)


ħallat

ħallat (imperfect jħallat, past participle mħallat)

jħallat (imperfect)
mħallat (participle past)
ħallatt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħallatt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħallat (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħallatna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħallattu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħalltu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħallatt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħallatt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħalltet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħallatna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħallattu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħalltu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħallat (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħallat (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħallat (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħalltu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħalltu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħalltu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħallat (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħallat (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħallat (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħalltu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħalltu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħalltu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħallat (imperative second-person singular)
ħalltu (imperative plural second-person)


baqq

From Arabic بَقّ (baqq). The similarity with the English word is coincidental.

bugs, bedbugs (several or the species as such)


lixx

mt-adjective

lixx (feminine singular lixxa, plural lixxi)

lixxa (feminine singular)
lixxi (plural)


nefaħ

mt-verb

nefaħ (imperfect jonfoħ, past participle minfuħ, verbal noun nfiħ)

jonfoħ (imperfect)
minfuħ (participle past)
nfiħ (noun-from-verb)
nfaħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nfaħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nefaħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nfaħna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nfaħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nefħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nfaħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nfaħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nefħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nfaħna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nfaħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nefħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nonfoħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tonfoħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jonfoħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nonfħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tonfħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jonfħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nonfoħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tonfoħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tonfoħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nonfħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tonfħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jonfħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
onfoħ (imperative second-person singular)
onfħu (imperative plural second-person)

to compliment insincerely; to flatter; to puff up


maqgħad

a seat (that part of a chair on which one sits; a chair-like construction in a car etc.)


sedil

seat (that part of a chair on which one sits; a chair-like construction in a car etc.)


żena

jiżni (imperfect)
żnejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żnejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żena (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żnejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żnejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żnew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żnejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żnejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żniet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żnejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żnejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żnew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niżni (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiżni (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiżni (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niżnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiżnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiżnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niżni (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiżni (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiżni (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niżnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiżnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiżnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
iżni (imperative second-person singular)
iżnu (imperative plural second-person)

to fornicate; to commit adultery or any sexual sin


xeħet

xeħet (imperfect jixħet, past participle mixħut, verbal noun xħit)

jixħet (imperfect)
mixħut (participle past)
xħit (noun-from-verb)
xħitt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xħitt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xeħet (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xħitna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xħittu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xeħtu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xħitt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xħitt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xeħtet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xħitna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xħittu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xeħtu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nixħet (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixħet (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jixħet (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nixħtu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixħtu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jixħtu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nixħet (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixħet (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tixħet (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nixħtu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixħtu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jixħtu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ixħet (imperative second-person singular)
ixħtu (imperative plural second-person)

Probably from or related with Arabic أَشْحَطَ (ʔašḥaṭa, “to remove, to put or send away”). Similar senses are found in Egyptian Arabic شحط (šaḥaṭ, “to put/throw dough in the oven”), North Levantine Arabic حشط (ḥašaṭ, “to throw”), Moroccan Arabic (Tangier) شعط (šʕaṭ, “to smash”).

cog

(figurative) to cast, to take (a glance etc.)


ħajjar

mt-verb

ħajjar (imperfect jħajjar, past participle mħajjar, verbal noun taħjir)

jħajjar (imperfect)
mħajjar (participle past)
taħjir (noun-from-verb)
ħajjart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħajjart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħajjar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħajjarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħajjartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħajru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħajjart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħajjart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħajret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħajjarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħajjartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħajru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħajjar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħajjar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħajjar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħajru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħajru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħajru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħajjar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħajjar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħajjar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħajru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħajru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħajru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħajjar (imperative second-person singular)
ħajru (imperative plural second-person)

Describing conservative accents of the early 19th century, Vassalli distinguished between two verbs, one with /ħ/ meaning “to allure” and one with /χ/ meaning “to let someone choose”. The contemporary ħajjar thus continues Arabic حَيَّرَ (ḥayyara, “to confuse, abash”). The semantic connection may be the Arabic use for “to make someone lose their head”, e.g. romantically, which developed into the notion of “alluring, tempting” in Maltese. The second verb, from Arabic خَيَّرَ (ḵayyara), has been lost.

inh

Kif nistgħu nħajru lil uliedna għall-qari?


ġarrab

mt-verb

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

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

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:

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


ttenta

ttenta (imperfect jittenta, past participle ttentat or tentat, verbal noun ttentar or tentar)

jittenta (imperfect)
ttentat (participle past)
tentat (participle past)
ttentar (noun-from-verb)
tentar (noun-from-verb)
ttentajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ttentajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ttenta (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ttentajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ttentajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ttentaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ttentajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ttentajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ttentat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ttentajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ttentajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ttentaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nittenta (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tittenta (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jittenta (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nittentaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tittentaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jittentaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nittenta (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tittenta (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tittenta (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nittentaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tittentaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jittentaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ttenta (imperative second-person singular)
ttentaw (imperative plural second-person)


waqa'

waqa’ (canonical)
jaqa’ (imperfect)
waqajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
waqajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
waqa’ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
waqajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
waqajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
waqgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
waqajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
waqajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
waqgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
waqajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
waqajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
waqgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
naqa’ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taqa’ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jaqa’ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
naqgħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taqgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jaqgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
naqa’ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taqa’ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
taqa’ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
naqgħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taqgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jaqgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
aqa’ (imperative second-person singular)
aqgħu (imperative plural second-person)


qered

qered (imperfect jeqred, past participle meqrud)

jeqred (imperfect)
meqrud (participle past)
qridt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qridt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qered (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qridna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qridtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qerdu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qridt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qridt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qerdet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qridna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qridtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qerdu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
neqred (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
teqred (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jeqred (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
neqirdu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
teqirdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jeqirdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
neqred (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
teqred (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
teqred (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
neqirdu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
teqirdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jeqirdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
eqred (imperative second-person singular)
eqirdu (imperative plural second-person)
qired (alternative)

U meta tiġi x-xitwa erħilha teqred
bir-rxiex, bis-silġ, bil-bard, bir-riħ u rwiefen
il-ħlejjaq qodma: weraq sfajra u morda,
u rix mitbiela,

1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħolma tan-Natura”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:


saffa

saffa (imperfect jsaffi, past participle msaffi or msoffi, verbal noun tisfija)

jsaffi (imperfect)
msaffi (participle past)
msoffi (participle past)
tisfija (noun-from-verb)
saffejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
saffejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
saffa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
saffejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
saffejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
saffew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
saffejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
saffejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
saffiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
saffejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
saffejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
saffew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsaffi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssaffi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsaffi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsaffu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssaffu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsaffu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsaffi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssaffi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssaffi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsaffu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssaffu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsaffu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
saffi (imperative second-person singular)
saffu (imperative plural second-person)


ħamel

ħamel (imperfect jaħmel, past participle maħmul, active participle ħiemel, verbal noun ħmil)

jaħmel (imperfect)
maħmul (participle past)
ħiemel (active participle)
ħmil (noun-from-verb)
ħmilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħmilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħamel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħmilna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħmiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħamlu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħmilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħmilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħamlet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħmilna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħmiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħamlu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
naħmel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħmel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jaħmel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
naħimlu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħimlu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jaħimlu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
naħmel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħmel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
taħmel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
naħimlu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħimlu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jaħimlu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
aħmel (imperative second-person singular)
aħimlu (imperative plural second-person)

Ma naħmlux dar-raġel


għabba

għabba (imperfect jgħabbi, past participle mgħobbi, verbal noun tagħbien)

jgħabbi (imperfect)
mgħobbi (participle past)
tagħbien (noun-from-verb)
għabbejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għabbejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għabba (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għabbejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għabbejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għabbew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għabbejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għabbejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għabbiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għabbejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għabbejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għabbew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħabbi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħabbi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħabbi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħabbu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħabbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħabbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħabbi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħabbi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħabbi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħabbu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħabbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħabbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għabbi (imperative second-person singular)
għabbu (imperative plural second-person)

to load (put something on a means of transportation)


ħila

From Arabic حِيلَة (ḥīla, “ruse, maneuver”). The phrase لَا حِيلةَ لَهُ (lā ḥīlata lahu, literally “he has no maneuver”) is used with a similar meaning as in Maltese; and compare حَيْل (ḥayl, “power”).

M’għandniex ħila ngħinuhom.

U nissaħħar nisma’ dak it-tvenvin xħin tibda tiddwella mas-sikkina bil-ħila u l-ħeffa tal-aqwa gwerrier.

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


qela

qela (imperfect jaqli, past participle moqli, verbal noun qali)

jaqli (imperfect)
moqli (participle past)
qali (noun-from-verb)
qlejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qlejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qela (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qlejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qlejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qlew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qlejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qlejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qliet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qlejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qlejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qlew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
naqli (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taqli (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jaqli (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
naqlu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taqlu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jaqlu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
naqli (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taqli (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
taqli (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
naqlu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taqlu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jaqlu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
aqli (imperative second-person singular)
aqlu (imperative plural second-person)


katina

mt-noun

katina f (plural ktajjen or katini, diminutive ktajna)

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

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

chain (series of interconnected rings or links)

(masonry) header (brick that is laid sideways)

(nautical) coaming (the vertical side of the hatch on a boat)


għami

mt-adjective

għami (feminine singular għamja, plural għomja)

għamja (feminine singular)
għomja (plural)

Alteration of agħma, from Arabic أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā). Specifically a backformation from the inflected forms għamja and għomja by analogy with such adjectives as għani (“rich”).

der

Arabic أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā)

(chiefly colloquial) Alternative form of agħma (“blind”)


jaqa'

third-person singular imperfect of waqa’


qasrija

Wiċċ ta’ warda bajda u ħamra, għidli mnejn ġabitek ommok!
 Li kont warda ġol-qasrija, kont filgħodu niġi nxommok.

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

Face like a white-red rose, tell me where your mother brought you from!
 If you were a rose in a flowerpot, I’d come to smell you in the morning time.


saqqa

mt-verb

saqqa (imperfect jsaqqi, past participle msaqqi or msoqqi, verbal noun tisqija)

jsaqqi (imperfect)
msaqqi (participle past)
msoqqi (participle past)
tisqija (noun-from-verb)
saqqejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
saqqejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
saqqa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
saqqejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
saqqejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
saqqew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
saqqejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
saqqejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
saqqiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
saqqejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
saqqejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
saqqew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsaqqi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssaqqi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsaqqi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsaqqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssaqqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsaqqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsaqqi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssaqqi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssaqqi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsaqqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssaqqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsaqqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
saqqi (imperative second-person singular)
saqqu (imperative plural second-person)

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

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


wettaq

wettaq (imperfect jwettaq, past participle mwettaq)

jwettaq (imperfect)
mwettaq (participle past)
wettaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
wettaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
wettaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
wettaqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
wettaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
wettqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
wettaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
wettaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
wettqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
wettaqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
wettaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
wettqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nwettaq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twettaq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jwettaq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nwettqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twettqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jwettqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nwettaq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twettaq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
twettaq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nwettqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twettqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jwettqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
wettaq (imperative second-person singular)
wettqu (imperative plural second-person)

In-nies iridu gvern iwettaq dak li jwiegħed.

The people want a government that accomplishes what it promises.

to do, perform, accomplish, realise, put into practice


ġid

From Arabic جَيِّد (jayyid, “good”). Infact compare older form ġajjid as seen in older Maltese texts. As a possible semantic influence compare also Italian beni (“goods, means, riches”).


spjega

spjega (imperfect jispjega, past participle spjegat, verbal noun spjegar)

jispjega (imperfect)
spjegat (participle past)
spjegar (noun-from-verb)
spjegajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
spjegajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
spjega (masculine perfect singular third-person)
spjegajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
spjegajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
spjegaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
spjegajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
spjegajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
spjegat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
spjegajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
spjegajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
spjegaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nispjega (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tispjega (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jispjega (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nispjegaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tispjegaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jispjegaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nispjega (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tispjega (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tispjega (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nispjegaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tispjegaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jispjegaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
spjega (imperative second-person singular)
spjegaw (imperative plural second-person)

Borrowed from Sicilian spiegari and/or Italian spiegare, from Latin explicare.


fiehem

fiehem (imperfect jfiehem, verbal noun tfehim)

jfiehem (imperfect)
tfehim (noun-from-verb)
fehimt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fehemt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fehimt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fehemt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fiehem (masculine perfect singular third-person)
fehimna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fehemna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fehimtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fehemtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fiehmu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
fehimt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fehemt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fehimt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fehemt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fiehmet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
fehimna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fehemna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fehimtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fehemtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fiehmu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nfiehem (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tfiehem (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jfiehem (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nfiehmu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tfiehmu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jfiehmu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nfiehem (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tfiehem (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tfiehem (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nfiehmu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tfiehmu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jfiehmu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
fiehem (imperative second-person singular)
fiehmu (imperative plural second-person)


reqqa

From Arabic رِقّة (riqqa, “thinness, fineness, graciousness, diffidence”).


impurta

jimpurta (imperfect)
impurtajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
impurtajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
impurta (masculine perfect singular third-person)
impurtajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
impurtajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
impurtaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
impurtajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
impurtajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
impurtat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
impurtajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
impurtajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
impurtaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nimpurta (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
timpurta (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jimpurta (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nimpurtaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
timpurtaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jimpurtaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nimpurta (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
timpurta (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
timpurta (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nimpurtaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
timpurtaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jimpurtaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
impurta (imperative second-person singular)
impurtaw (imperative plural second-person)
mpurta (alternative)
importa (alternative)

Borrowed from Sicilian mpurtari, from Latin importare.

Ma jimpurtanix.

It doesn’t matter to me. / I don’t care.


difen

mt-verb

difen (imperfect jidfen, past participle midfun, verbal noun dfin)

jidfen (imperfect)
midfun (participle past)
dfin (noun-from-verb)
dfint (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dfint (masculine perfect second-person singular)
difen (masculine perfect singular third-person)
dfinna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dfintu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
difnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
dfint (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dfint (feminine perfect second-person singular)
difnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
dfinna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dfintu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
difnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nidfen (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tidfen (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jidfen (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nidfnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tidfnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jidfnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nidfen (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tidfen (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tidfen (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nidfnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tidfnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jidfnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
idfen (imperative second-person singular)
idfnu (imperative plural second-person)


xeraq

xeraq (imperfect jixraq, verbal noun xerq or xerqien)

jixraq (imperfect)
xerq (noun-from-verb)
xerqien (noun-from-verb)
xraqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xraqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xeraq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xraqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xraqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xerqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xraqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xraqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xerqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xraqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xraqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xerqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nixraq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixraq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jixraq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nixirqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixirqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jixirqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nixraq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixraq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tixraq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nixirqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixirqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jixirqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ixraq (imperative second-person singular)
ixirqu (imperative plural second-person)


xeraq

jixraq (imperfect)
xraqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xraqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xeraq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xraqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xraqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xerqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xraqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xraqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xerqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xraqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xraqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xerqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nixraq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixraq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jixraq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nixirqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixirqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jixirqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nixraq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixraq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tixraq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nixirqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixirqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jixirqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ixraq (imperative second-person singular)
ixirqu (imperative plural second-person)

Perhaps from Arabic شَرَكَ (šaraka, “to share, partake, be a partner to”) with -q- for -k- as in several other words. Alternatively from شَرَقَ (šaraqa), أَشْرَقَ (ʔašraqa, “to shine”, also with beauty).

inh

Il-libsa tiegħek tixraqlek.

Dan ix-xogħol ma jixraqlix.


qafel

mt-verb

qafel (imperfect jaqfel, past participle maqful, verbal noun qfil or (obsolete) qful)

jaqfel (imperfect)
maqful (participle past)
qfil (noun-from-verb)
qful (noun-from-verb obsolete)
qfilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qfilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qafel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qfilna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qfiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qaflu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qfilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qfilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qaflet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qfilna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qfiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qaflu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
naqfel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taqfel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jaqfel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
naqflu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taqflu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jaqflu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
naqfel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taqfel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
taqfel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
naqflu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taqflu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jaqflu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
aqfel (imperative second-person singular)
aqflu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic قَفَلَ (qafala), أَقْفَلَ (ʔaqfala).

to close, shut (a door, window, or anything with a latch or lid)


qofol

(figurative, still common) the central point, core, heart, highlight of anything


qafla

mt-noun

qafla f (plural qfieli, paucal qafliet, diminutive qfejla)

qfieli (plural)
qafliet (paucal)
qfejla (diminutive)


berraħ

mt-verb

berraħ (imperfect jberraħ, past participle mberraħ)

jberraħ (imperfect)
mberraħ (participle past)
berraħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
berraħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
berraħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
berraħna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
berraħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
berrħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
berraħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
berraħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
berrħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
berraħna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
berraħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
berrħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nberraħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tberraħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jberraħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nberrħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tberrħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jberrħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nberraħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tberraħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tberraħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nberrħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tberrħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jberrħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
berraħ (imperative second-person singular)
berrħu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic بَرَّحَ (barraḥa), second stem of بَرِحَ (bariḥa, “to depart; to take or blow away; to become manifest”). Compare Moroccan Arabic برح (barraḥ, “to make known”).


biżżejjed

From underlying Arabic بِالزَّائِدِ (bi-z-zāʔidi), from زَائِد (zāʔid, “extra, surplus”), thus originally “more than enough”.

der

بِالزَّائِدِ

“Għomt biżżejjed. Fil-fatt kont qed nixxemmex ftit bil-ħsieb li wara mmur lura lejn id-dar”, weġibtu; u dikment qomt minfejn kont u ħejjejt ruħi biex nilbes.

2018 [1977], Alfred Massa, L-Istar tal-Imgħoddi, 2nd edition, Horizons, page 19:


dehen

mt-noun

dehen m (plural (both unused) dehnijiet or idhna)


dehen

mt-verb

dehen (imperfect jidhen, past participle midhun, verbal noun dhin)

jidhen (imperfect)
midhun (participle past)
dhin (noun-from-verb)
dhent (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dhent (masculine perfect second-person singular)
dehen (masculine perfect singular third-person)
dhenna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dhentu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
dehnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
dhent (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dhent (feminine perfect second-person singular)
dehnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
dhenna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dhentu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
dehnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nidhen (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tidhen (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jidhen (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nidhnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tidhnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jidhnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nidhen (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tidhen (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tidhen (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nidhnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tidhnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jidhnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
idhen (imperative second-person singular)
idhnu (imperative plural second-person)


dehni

mt-adjective

dehni (feminine singular dehnija, plural dehnin)

dehnija (feminine singular)
dehnin (plural)

From Arabic ذِهْنِيّ (ḏihniyy). By surface analysis, dehen + -i.


madmad

Ħudu fuqkom il-madmad tiegħi u tgħallmu minni, għaliex jiena ta’ qalb ħelwa u umli, u intom issibu l-mistrieħ għal ruħkom. Għax il-madmad tiegħi ħelu u t-toqol tiegħi ħafif.”

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, San Mattew 11:29–30:

New International Version translation: Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Int tgħix fuq sejfek, u ‘l ħuk għad taqdi.U meta tiġi biex tarfa’ rasek, int tkisser il-madmad tiegħu minn fuq għonqok u tfarfru minn fuqek.”

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Ġenesi 27:40:

New International Version translation: You will live by the sword and you will serve your brother. But when you grow restless, you will throw his yoke from off your neck.”

Għalhekk għid lil ulied Iżrael: ‘Jiena Jaħweh, u jien noħroġkom minn taħt il-madmad tal-Eġittu u neħliskom mill-jasar tagħkom, u nifdikom bis-saħħa ta’ driegħi u nagħmel ħaqq minnhom b’għemejjel kbar. Jien naħtarkom u neħodkom biex tkunu l-poplu tiegħi, u jiena nkun Alla tagħkom, u tkunu tafu li jien Jaħweh, il-Mulej, Alla tagħkom, li ħeliskom minn taħt il-madmad tal-Eġittu.

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Eżodu 6:6–7:

New International Version translation: “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.


faħħar

mt-verb

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

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


ħarbat

ħarbat (imperfect jħarbat, past participle mħarbat)

jħarbat (imperfect)
mħarbat (participle past)
ħarbatt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħarbatt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħarbat (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħarbatna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħarbattu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħarbtu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħarbatt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħarbatt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħarbtet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħarbatna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħarbattu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħarbtu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħarbat (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħarbat (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħarbat (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħarbtu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħarbtu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħarbtu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħarbat (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħarbat (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħarbat (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħarbtu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħarbtu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħarbtu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħarbat (imperative second-person singular)
ħarbtu (imperative plural second-person)

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!

to disrupt, devastate, to cause chaos and disarray


ċoqqa

Borrowed from Sicilian ciucca, probably either from Latin cuculla (through a metathesis *culucca) or from Latin clocca. Cognate with English cowl and cloak respectively; see these.

cowl (a monk’s hood; a habit with such a hood)


laqat

laqat (imperfect jolqot, past participle milqut)

jolqot (imperfect)
milqut (participle past)
lqatt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
lqatt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
laqat (masculine perfect singular third-person)
lqatna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
lqattu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
laqtu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
lqatt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
lqatt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
laqtet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
lqatna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
lqattu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
laqtu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nolqot (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tolqot (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jolqot (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nolqtu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tolqtu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jolqtu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nolqot (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tolqot (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tolqot (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nolqtu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tolqtu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jolqtu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
olqot (imperative second-person singular)
olqtu (imperative plural second-person)

Apparently from Arabic لَقَطَ (laqaṭa, “to pick up”). A development “pick up” → “grab” → “hit” might be conceivable, but probably influenced by such roots as لَكَأَ (lakaʔa), لَكَثَ (lakaṯa), لَكِدَ (lakida), لَكَزَ (lakaza), all meaning “to hit”. Compare also Yemeni Arabic لكد (lakad) in this sense.

(figurative) to hit, strike (with some damaging action)


laqqam

laqqam (imperfect jlaqqam, past participle mlaqqam, verbal noun tilqim)

jlaqqam (imperfect)
mlaqqam (participle past)
tilqim (noun-from-verb)
laqqamt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
laqqamt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
laqqam (masculine perfect singular third-person)
laqqamna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
laqqamtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
laqqmu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
laqqamt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
laqqamt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
laqqmet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
laqqamna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
laqqamtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
laqqmu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nlaqqam (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tlaqqam (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jlaqqam (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nlaqqmu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tlaqqmu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jlaqqmu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nlaqqam (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tlaqqam (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tlaqqam (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nlaqqmu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tlaqqmu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jlaqqmu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
laqqam (imperative second-person singular)
laqqmu (imperative plural second-person)


laqam

From Arabic لَقَب (laqab) with irregular -m for -b; possibly by association with unrelated laqqam (“to graft”), as if the new name were “engrafted” onto the person. Compare Moroccan Arabic لقن (laqqan, “to call someone by their last name”).


qronfol

qronfla (singulative)
qronfliet (paucal)

From Arabic قَرَنْفُل (qaranful). Compare Sicilian Garòfalu.

Syzygium aromaticum
Syzygium aromaticum#Translingual

Dianthus caryophyllus
Dianthus caryophyllus#Translingual


qaxxar

mt-verb

qaxxar (imperfect jqaxxar, past participle mqaxxar)

jqaxxar (imperfect)
mqaxxar (participle past)
qaxxart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qaxxart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qaxxar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qaxxarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qaxxartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qaxxru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qaxxart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qaxxart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qaxxret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qaxxarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qaxxartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qaxxru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqaxxar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqaxxar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqaxxar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqaxxru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqaxxru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqaxxru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqaxxar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqaxxar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqaxxar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqaxxru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqaxxru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqaxxru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qaxxar (imperative second-person singular)
qaxxru (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic قَشَّرَ (qaššara, “to peel”).


sewwa

From Arabic سَوَاء (sawāʔ, “evenness, smoothness”).

inh

that which is true and just; the right thing


sewwa

mt-verb

sewwa (imperfect jsewwi, past participle msewwi, verbal noun tiswija)

jsewwi (imperfect)
msewwi (participle past)
tiswija (noun-from-verb)
sewwejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sewwejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sewwa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sewwejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sewwejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sewwew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sewwejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sewwejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sewwiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sewwejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sewwejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sewwew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsewwi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssewwi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsewwi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsewwu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssewwu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsewwu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsewwi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssewwi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssewwi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsewwu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssewwu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsewwu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
sewwi (imperative second-person singular)
sewwu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic سَوَّى (sawwā, “to make even, to smoothen”).

inh

to mend, to solve (a problem, difficulty)

to repair, to restore (something damaged, a loss)


saħħan

mt-verb

saħħan (imperfect jsaħħan, past participle msaħħan, verbal noun tisħin)

jsaħħan (imperfect)
msaħħan (participle past)
tisħin (noun-from-verb)
saħħant (first-person masculine perfect singular)
saħħant (masculine perfect second-person singular)
saħħan (masculine perfect singular third-person)
saħħanna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
saħħantu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
saħħnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
saħħant (feminine first-person perfect singular)
saħħant (feminine perfect second-person singular)
saħħnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
saħħanna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
saħħantu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
saħħnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsaħħan (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssaħħan (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsaħħan (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsaħħnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssaħħnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsaħħnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsaħħan (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssaħħan (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssaħħan (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsaħħnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssaħħnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsaħħnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
saħħan (imperative second-person singular)
saħħnu (imperative plural second-person)


saħan

jisħon (imperfect)
sħant (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sħant (masculine perfect second-person singular)
saħan (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sħanna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sħantu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
saħnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sħant (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sħant (feminine perfect second-person singular)
saħnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sħanna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sħantu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
saħnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nisħon (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisħon (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jisħon (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nisħnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisħnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jisħnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nisħon (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisħon (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tisħon (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nisħnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisħnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jisħnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
isħon (imperative second-person singular)
isħnu (imperative plural second-person)


ġġieled

jiġġieled (imperfect)
ġġelidt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ġġelidt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ġġieled (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ġġelidna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ġġelidtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ġġieldu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ġġelidt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ġġelidt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ġġieldet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ġġelidna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ġġelidtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ġġieldu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niġġieled (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiġġieled (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiġġieled (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niġġieldu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiġġieldu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiġġieldu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niġġieled (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiġġieled (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiġġieled (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niġġieldu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiġġieldu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiġġieldu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ġġieled (imperative second-person singular)
ġġieldu (imperative plural second-person)
iġġieled (alternative)

Formally from Arabic تَجالَدَ (tajālada, “to fight each other by sword”). Compare also تَجادَلَ (tajādala, “to fight, quarrel”). The two roots may be old variants of each other.

inh

(transitive or with ma’ or kontra) to fight (something), to fight with or against