stenbaħ

jistenbaħ (imperfect)
stenbaħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stenbaħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
stenbaħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
stenbaħna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stenbaħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
stenbħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
stenbaħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stenbaħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
stenbħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
stenbaħna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stenbaħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
stenbħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nistenbaħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistenbaħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jistenbaħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nistenbħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistenbħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jistenbħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nistenbaħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistenbaħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tistenbaħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nistenbħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistenbħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jistenbħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
stenbaħ (imperative second-person singular)
stenbħu (imperative plural second-person)

اِسْتَنْبَهَ

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

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


ħaqqaq

mt-verb

ħaqqaq (imperfect jħaqqaq, past participle mħaqqaq)

jħaqqaq (imperfect)
mħaqqaq (participle past)
ħaqqaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħaqqaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħaqqaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħaqqaqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħaqqaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħaqqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħaqqaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħaqqaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħaqqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħaqqaqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħaqqaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħaqqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħaqqaq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħaqqaq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħaqqaq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħaqqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħaqqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħaqqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħaqqaq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħaqqaq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħaqqaq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħaqqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħaqqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħaqqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħaqqaq (imperative second-person singular)
ħaqqu (imperative plural second-person)


ġust

mt-adjective

ġust (feminine singular ġusta, plural ġusti)

ġusta (feminine singular)
ġusti (plural)

Borrowed from Italian giusto and/or Sicilian giustu, both from Latin justus.


magħad

mt-verb

magħad (imperfect jomgħod, past participle mimgħud, verbal noun mgħid)

jomgħod (imperfect)
mimgħud (participle past)
mgħid (noun-from-verb)
mgħadt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
mgħadt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
magħad (masculine perfect singular third-person)
mgħadna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
mgħadtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
magħdu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
mgħadt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
mgħadt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
magħdet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
mgħadna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
mgħadtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
magħdu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nomgħod (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tomgħod (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jomgħod (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nomogħdu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tomogħdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jomogħdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nomgħod (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tomgħod (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tomgħod (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nomogħdu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tomogħdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jomogħdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
omgħod (imperative second-person singular)
omogħdu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic مَضَغَ (maḍaḡa) with metathesis.


jgħir

third-person masculine singular imperfect of għer


tgħin

inflection of għen:
second-person singular imperfect

third-person feminine singular imperfect


mingħul

mt-noun

mingħul m (plural mniegħel, feminine mingħula)

From a metathesis of dated milgħun (“cursed”), from Arabic مَلْعُون (malʕūn). Compare Moroccan Arabic منعول (manʕūl), Tunisian Arabic منعول (manʕūl) and Iraqi Arabic منعول (manʕūl).


injam

Borrowed from Sicilian lignami (“wood”), from Early Medieval Latin lignāmen, derived from Latin lignum. The initial l- was reinterpreted as the Sicilian and/or Maltese definite article. Compare Italian legname.


għuda

għuda f (plural għudiet or għewied or għawwied, diminutive għewejda)

għudiet (plural)
għewied (plural)
għawwied (plural)
għewejda (diminutive)

Singulative of Arabic عُود (ʕūd). The basic word was displaced by Maltese injam and is now only reserved for specifically hardwoods, as used by the similie iebes għuda (as stiff/firm as hardwood).


għuda

(Christianity, also l-Għuda tas-Salib) the True Cross; the wooden cross of Christ


ħatab

ħatba (singulative)
ħtab (plural)
ħtabi (plural)
ħtub (plural)
ħatbiet (paucal)


'l fuq u 'l isfel

’l fuq u ’l isfel (canonical)
’il fuq u ’l isfel (alternative)

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isfel

’l isfel

għal isfel

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

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


waħx

From Arabic وَحْش (waḥš, “deserted, solitary; wild beast”). Compare also related وَحْشة (waḥša, “wildness, shyness, solitude, fear”) and وَحْشِيّ (waḥšiyy, “wild, uncivilised, cruel”).

inh

(countable) a scary or spooky being
ghost, spectre

(countable) a scary or spooky being
monster


waħxi

mt-adjective

waħxi (feminine singular waħxija, plural waħxin)

waħxija (feminine singular)
waħxin (plural)


inkella

Probably from an underlying Arabic إن كانَ لَا (ʔin kāna lā, “if it were not so”, literally “if it were no”).

der

nkella (alternative)
jonkella (alternative)
jankella (alternative)

Setgħet ġibdet lejn il-Mellieħa, mit-triq jew mill-passaġġ, jew qabdet it-triq tal-Imġiebaħ, inkella minn ħdejn il-lukanda għan-naħa t’Għajn Ħadid, jew jista’ jkun anke telqet lejn Forti Campbell iktar kmieni, qabel ma wasalt jien.

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


xorta

Borrowed from Sicilian sciorta, sorta, from Latin sors. Doublet of xorti (“fate, luck”). In contemporary Sicilian the form with sci- seems less common, but it is still found.


xorta

Short for xorta waħda (“in the same way, no different”, literally “one sort”) and mhux xorta? (“isn't it still the same?”).


xorti

Borrowed from Sicilian sciorti, sorti, from Latin sors. Doublet of xorta, which see.


xorti

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


ħeja

mt-verb

ħeja (imperfect jaħji, past participle moħji or meħji, verbal noun ħeji)

jaħji (imperfect)
moħji (participle past)
meħji (participle past)
ħeji (noun-from-verb)
ħjejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħjejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħeja (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħjejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħjejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħjew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħjejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħjejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħjiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħjejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħjejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħjew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
naħji (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħji (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jaħji (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
naħju (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħju (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jaħju (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
naħji (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħji (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
taħji (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
naħju (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħju (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jaħju (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
aħji (imperative second-person singular)
aħju (imperative plural second-person)

inh

Arabic أَحْيَا (ʔaḥyā)


miegħi

first-person singular pronominal form of ma’: with me


miegħek

mt-verb

miegħek (imperfect jmiegħek, past participle mmiegħek)

jmiegħek (imperfect)
mmiegħek (participle past)
megħikt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
megħikt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
miegħek (masculine perfect singular third-person)
megħikna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
megħiktu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
miegħku (masculine perfect plural third-person)
megħikt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
megħikt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
miegħket (feminine perfect singular third-person)
megħikna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
megħiktu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
miegħku (feminine perfect plural third-person)
mmiegħek (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tmiegħek (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jmiegħek (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
mmiegħku (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tmiegħku (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jmiegħku (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
mmiegħek (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tmiegħek (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tmiegħek (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
mmiegħku (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tmiegħku (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jmiegħku (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
miegħek (imperative second-person singular)
miegħku (imperative plural second-person)


miegħek

second-person singular pronominal form of ma’: with you


miegħu

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

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

third-person masculine singular pronominal form of ma’: with him (it)


magħna

first-person plural pronominal form of ma’: with us


magħha

third-person feminine singular pronominal form of ma’: with her (it)


magħhom

third-person plural pronominal form of ma’: with them


magħkom

second-person plural pronominal form of ma’: with you


tgħid

inflection of qal:
second-person singular imperfect


tajt

first/second-person singular perfect of ta


jgħajjat

third-person masculine singular imperfect of għajjat


faraġ

relief, disburdenment; joy that dispels sorrow; comfort, solace


gawda

gawda (imperfect jgawdi, past participle mgawdi, verbal noun tgawdija)

jgawdi (imperfect)
mgawdi (participle past)
tgawdija (noun-from-verb)
gawdejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
gawdejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
gawda (masculine perfect singular third-person)
gawdejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
gawdejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
gawdew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
gawdejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
gawdejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
gawdiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
gawdejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
gawdejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
gawdew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngawdi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgawdi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgawdi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngawdu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgawdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgawdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngawdi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgawdi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgawdi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngawdu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgawdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgawdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
gawdi (imperative second-person singular)
gawdu (imperative plural second-person)
goda (alternative)


semgħet

third-person feminine singular perfect of sema’


baqgħet

third-person feminine singular perfect of baqa’


ħajr

From Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr, “good, goodness”). For the sense compare the phrase جَزاكَ اللهُ خَيْرَا (jazāka llāhu ḵayrā, “thank you!”, literally “may God give you good reward!”).

Niżżik ħajr!

Thank you! (literally, “I give you thanks!”)

Il-Kelma tal-Mulej. — Ħajr lil Alla!

The Word of the Lord. — Thanks be to God! (Response phrase in Catholic Mass after the Bible reading)

“Diġà għidtlek. M’għandix bżonn teżori, Sur Antonio. Il-ktieb tal-matematika rigal kbir u biżżejjed għalija. Niżżik ħajr mill-qalb.”

(chiefly in expressions) thanks, thankfulness


iżża

jiżżi (imperfect)
iżżejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
iżżejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
iżża (masculine perfect singular third-person)
iżżejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
iżżejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
iżżew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
iżżejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
iżżejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
iżżiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
iżżejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
iżżejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
iżżew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niżżi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiżżi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiżżi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niżżu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiżżu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiżżu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niżżi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiżżi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiżżi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niżżu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiżżu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiżżu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
iżżi (imperative second-person singular)
iżżu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic جَزَى (jazā, “to requite”). The imperfect tense shows assimilation *niġżi → niżżi. The rare perfect is a backformation from the imperfect on the model of such a verb as idda, from Arabic أَدَّى (ʔaddā). Doublet of ġeża ("to reward").

Niżżukom ħajr għall-ħidma tagħkom!

(literally, “We give you thanks for your work!”)

(only with ħajr) to give (thanks); to thank


rringrazzja

rringrazzja (imperfect jirringrazzja, past participle ringrazzjat or rringrazzjat)

jirringrazzja (imperfect)
ringrazzjat (participle past)
rringrazzjat (participle past)
rringrazzjajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rringrazzjajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
rringrazzja (masculine perfect singular third-person)
rringrazzjajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rringrazzjajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
rringrazzjaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
rringrazzjajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rringrazzjajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
rringrazzjat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
rringrazzjajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rringrazzjajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
rringrazzjaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nirringrazzja (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tirringrazzja (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jirringrazzja (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nirringrazzjaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tirringrazzjaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jirringrazzjaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nirringrazzja (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tirringrazzja (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tirringrazzja (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nirringrazzjaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tirringrazzjaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jirringrazzjaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
rringrazzja (imperative second-person singular)
rringrazzjaw (imperative plural second-person)
irringrazzja (alternative)

Nirringrazzjawkom għall-ħidma tagħkom!


liema

Probably from Arabic أَيُّمَا (ʔayyumā, “which, whichever”) with the definite article, thus from underlying الأَيُّمَا (al-ʔayyumā). The development of أَيّ (ʔayy) into -ie- compare also in xiex and related words.


pinġa

mt-verb

pinġa (imperfect jpinġi, past participle mpinġi or pinġut, verbal noun tpinġija)

jpinġi (imperfect)
mpinġi (participle past)
pinġut (participle past)
tpinġija (noun-from-verb)
pinġejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
pinġejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
pinġa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
pinġejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
pinġejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
pinġew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
pinġejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
pinġejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
pinġiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
pinġejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
pinġejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
pinġew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
npinġi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tpinġi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jpinġi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
npinġu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tpinġu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jpinġu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
npinġi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tpinġi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tpinġi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
npinġu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tpinġu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jpinġu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
pinġi (imperative second-person singular)
pinġu (imperative plural second-person)
penġa (alternative)

Integrated loan verb from Sicilian pìnciri, from Latin pingere. Doublet of pitter, which compare.


għannaq

għannaq (imperfect jgħannaq, past participle mgħannaq, verbal noun tgħanniq or tagħniq)

jgħannaq (imperfect)
mgħannaq (participle past)
tgħanniq (noun-from-verb)
tagħniq (noun-from-verb)
għannaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għannaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għannaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għannaqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għannaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għannqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għannaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għannaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għannqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għannaqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għannaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għannqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħannaq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħannaq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħannaq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħannqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħannqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħannqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħannaq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħannaq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħannaq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħannqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħannqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħannqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għannaq (imperative second-person singular)
għannqu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic عَنَّقَ (ʕannaqa), عانَقَ (ʕānaqa), from عُنُق (ʕunuq, “neck”), whence Maltese għonq.


ħaddan

ħaddan (imperfect jħaddan, past participle mħaddan, verbal noun taħdin or tħaddin)

jħaddan (imperfect)
mħaddan (participle past)
taħdin (noun-from-verb)
tħaddin (noun-from-verb)
ħaddant (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħaddant (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħaddan (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħaddanna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħaddantu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħaddnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħaddant (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħaddant (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħaddnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħaddanna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħaddantu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħaddnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħaddan (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħaddan (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħaddan (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħaddnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħaddnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħaddnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħaddan (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħaddan (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħaddan (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħaddnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħaddnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħaddnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħaddan (imperative second-person singular)
ħaddnu (imperative plural second-person)

(figurative) to embrace, adopt (e.g. an idea, policy)


ħodon

mt-noun

ħodon m (plural ħdan or ħdajjen, diminutive ħdejjen or ħdajjen)

ħdan (plural)
ħdajjen (plural)
ħdejjen (diminutive)
ħdajjen (diminutive)

ħodon ilma

xita bil-ħodon

fi ħdan il-familja


żejża

From Arabic بُزَيْزة (buzayza), diminutive of بِزّ (bizz). For the loss of initial b- compare Algerian Arabic زيزة (zīza, “breast”, also “vulva” and “little boy’s penis”).


dagħaj

mt-adjective

dagħaj (feminine singular dagħajja, plural dagħajja)

dagħajja (feminine singular)
dagħajja (plural)

Agent noun of dagħa, from Arabic دَعَا (daʕā).

blasphemous, foulmouthed, tending to curse


bodbod

Perhaps from a dialectal Arabic word for “stout, corpulent”. Compare Tunisian Arabic مبطبط (mbaṭbaṭ, “fat, fatso”). In line with this, Vassalli gives the form botbot (plural btabet). The similarity with Portuguese bode (“billygoat”) is suggestive, but the word seems to be restricted to the western half of Iberia and its origin is also unknown.


niket

From Arabic نَكْد (nakd) with generalisation of final devoicing throughout the root.

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

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


f'

f’ (canonical)
fija (first-person singular)
fina (first-person plural)
fik (second-person singular)
fikom (plural second-person)
fih (masculine singular third-person)
fiha (feminine singular third-person)
fihom (plural third-person)
fiċ- · fid- · fin- (definite feminine masculine xemxin-assimilation)
fiċ- · fid- · fin- (definite singular xemxin-assimilation)
fiċ- · fid- · fin- (definite xemxin-assimilation)
fiċ- · fid- · fin- (definite feminine masculine singular xemxin-assimilation)
fir- · fis- · fit- · (definite feminine masculine xemxin-assimilation)
fir- · fis- · fit- · (definite singular xemxin-assimilation)
fir- · fis- · fit- · (definite xemxin-assimilation)
fir- · fis- · fit- · (definite feminine masculine singular xemxin-assimilation)
fix- · fiz- · fiż- (definite feminine masculine xemxin-assimilation)
fix- · fiz- · fiż- (definite singular xemxin-assimilation)
fix- · fiz- · fiż- (definite xemxin-assimilation)
fix- · fiz- · fiż- (definite feminine masculine singular xemxin-assimilation)
†fil- (qamrin-unassimilation)
†form is fl- before a vowel (qamrin-unassimilation)
fi (alternative)


żebagħ

mt-verb

żebagħ (imperfect jiżbogħ, past participle miżbugħ, verbal noun żbigħ)

jiżbogħ (imperfect)
miżbugħ (participle past)
żbigħ (noun-from-verb)
żbagħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żbagħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żebagħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żbagħna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żbagħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żebgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żbagħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żbagħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żebgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żbagħna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żbagħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żebgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niżbogħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiżbogħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiżbogħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niżbgħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiżbgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiżbgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niżbogħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiżbogħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiżbogħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niżbgħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiżbgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiżbgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
iżbogħ (imperative second-person singular)
iżbgħu (imperative plural second-person)
żeba’ (alternative)

From Arabic صَبَغَ (ṣabaḡa), with generalisation of the regular assimilation [sb] → [zb].

to colour, paint, varnish, dye (apply colour to, in any context)


żeba'

żeba’ (imperfect jiżba’, past participle miżbugħ)

żeba’ (canonical)
jiżba’ (imperfect)
miżbugħ (participle past)
żbajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żbajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żeba’ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żbajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żbajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żebgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żbajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żbajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żebgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żbajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żbajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żebgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niżba’ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiżba’ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiżba’ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niżbgħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiżbgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiżbgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niżba’ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiżba’ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiżba’ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niżbgħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiżbgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiżbgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
iżba’ (imperative second-person singular)
iżbgħu (imperative plural second-person)


balzmu

Borrowed from Italian balsamo and/or Sicilian bàlsamu, from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon).


faqqas

faqqas (imperfect jfaqqas, past participle mfaqqas, verbal noun tifqis or tfaqqis)

jfaqqas (imperfect)
mfaqqas (participle past)
tifqis (noun-from-verb)
tfaqqis (noun-from-verb)
faqqast (first-person masculine perfect singular)
faqqast (masculine perfect second-person singular)
faqqas (masculine perfect singular third-person)
faqqasna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
faqqastu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
faqqsu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
faqqast (feminine first-person perfect singular)
faqqast (feminine perfect second-person singular)
faqqset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
faqqasna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
faqqastu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
faqqsu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nfaqqas (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tfaqqas (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jfaqqas (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nfaqqsu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tfaqqsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jfaqqsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nfaqqas (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tfaqqas (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tfaqqas (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nfaqqsu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tfaqqsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jfaqqsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
faqqas (imperative second-person singular)
faqqsu (imperative plural second-person)

(transitive) to cut off the top of an egg

(intransitive) to multiple, to proliferate


faqa'

faqa’ (imperfect jifqa’, past participle mifqugħ)

faqa’ (canonical)
jifqa’ (imperfect)
mifqugħ (participle past)
fqajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fqajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
faqa’ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
fqajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fqajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
faqgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
fqajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fqajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
faqgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
fqajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fqajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
faqgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nifqa’ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tifqa’ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jifqa’ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nifqgħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tifqgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jifqgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nifqa’ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tifqa’ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tifqa’ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nifqgħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tifqgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jifqgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ifqa’ (imperative second-person singular)
ifqgħu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic فَقَعَ (faqaʕa), variant of فَجَعَ (fajaʕa).

to burst something; to cause to crack or explode


għatas

għatas (imperfect jagħtas, verbal noun għats or għatis)

jagħtas (imperfect)
għats (noun-from-verb)
għatis (noun-from-verb)
għatast (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għatast (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għatas (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għatasna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għatastu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għatsu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għatast (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għatast (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għatset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għatasna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għatastu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għatsu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nagħtas (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħtas (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jagħtas (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nagħtsu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħtsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jagħtsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nagħtas (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħtas (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tagħtas (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nagħtsu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħtsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jagħtsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
agħtas (imperative second-person singular)
agħtsu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic عَطَسَ (ʕaṭasa), Propably Onomatopoeic.


dejn

(finance) debt (money owed; the state of owing money)

Qatt la tinsa li taw kull m’għandhom.
 Meta żżurhom, tkun tħallas id-dejn.

2015, “Tikmixa”performed by Sidney Rose Henwood:

Never forget that [old people] gave all they had.
 When you visit them, you pay back the debt.

(figurative) moral debt (good treatment that one owes someone)


dejn

dejn (imperfect jdejn, past participle mdejn)

jdejn (imperfect)
mdejn (participle past)


qorban

(Christianity) Alternative form of qorbien: Eucharist, Holy Communion


stkerrah

stkerrah (imperfect jistkerrah, past participle mistkerrah, verbal noun stkerrih)

jistkerrah (imperfect)
mistkerrah (participle past)
stkerrih (noun-from-verb)
stkerraht (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stkerraht (masculine perfect second-person singular)
stkerrah (masculine perfect singular third-person)
stkerrahna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stkerrahtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
stkerrhu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
stkerraht (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stkerraht (feminine perfect second-person singular)
stkerrhet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
stkerrahna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stkerrahtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
stkerrhu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nistkerrah (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistkerrah (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jistkerrah (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nistkerrhu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistkerrhu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jistkerrhu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nistkerrah (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistkerrah (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tistkerrah (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nistkerrhu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistkerrhu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jistkerrhu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
stkerrah (imperative second-person singular)
stkerrhu (imperative plural second-person)
stkerreh (alternative)

inh

اِسْتَكْرَهَ


bellah

mt-verb

bellah (imperfect jbellah, past participle mbellah)

jbellah (imperfect)
mbellah (participle past)
bellaht (first-person masculine perfect singular)
bellaht (masculine perfect second-person singular)
bellah (masculine perfect singular third-person)
bellahna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
bellahtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
bellhu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
bellaht (feminine first-person perfect singular)
bellaht (feminine perfect second-person singular)
bellhet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
bellahna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
bellahtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
bellhu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nbellah (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tbellah (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jbellah (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nbellhu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tbellhu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jbellhu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nbellah (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tbellah (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tbellah (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nbellhu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tbellhu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jbellhu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
bellah (imperative second-person singular)
bellhu (imperative plural second-person)

Factitive second stem derived from iblah (“stupid”), from Arabic أَبْلَه (ʔablah).


għawweġ

għawweġ (imperfect jgħawweġ, past participle mgħawweġ)

jgħawweġ (imperfect)
mgħawweġ (participle past)
għawwiġt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għawwiġt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għawweġ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għawwiġna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għawwiġtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għawġu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għawwiġt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għawwiġt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għawġet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għawwiġna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għawwiġtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għawġu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħawweġ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħawweġ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħawweġ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħawġu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħawġu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħawġu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħawweġ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħawweġ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħawweġ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħawġu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħawġu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħawġu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għawweġ (imperative second-person singular)
għawġu (imperative plural second-person)


ħtija

inh

Arabic خَطِيئَة (ḵaṭīʔa)


dewwa

mt-verb

dewwa (imperfect jdewwi, past participle mdewwi)

jdewwi (imperfect)
mdewwi (participle past)
dewwejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dewwejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
dewwa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
dewwejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dewwejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
dewwew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
dewwejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dewwejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
dewwiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
dewwejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dewwejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
dewwew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ndewwi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ddewwi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jdewwi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ndewwu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ddewwu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jdewwu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ndewwi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ddewwi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ddewwi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ndewwu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ddewwu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jdewwu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
dewwi (imperative second-person singular)
dewwu (imperative plural second-person)

to cure, treat, help (someone wounded or their wounds, someone ill or their issues)


ħiemed

mt-adjective

ħiemed (feminine singular ħiemda, plural ħemdin)

ħiemda (feminine singular)
ħemdin (plural)


bikom

second-person plural pronominal form of b’: with you


daqs

daqsi (first-person singular)
daqsna (first-person plural)
daqsek (second-person singular)
daqskom (plural second-person)
daqsu (masculine singular third-person)
daqsha (feminine singular third-person)
daqshom (plural third-person)

Aquilina identifies it with Bedouin Tunisian Arabic تقز (tagz, “similar in age, height, weight, etc.”). Though this seems likely, it does not solve the question of eventual origin. Perhaps from underlying ta’ qies (literally “of measure”), from Arabic قَيْس (qays). The Tunisian -z must then be due to assimilation.

cog

Bl-istess libsa vjola, tikxifli ħobbok
lewn l-ewwel ftira ma’ ħjiel iż-żerniq,
bl-istess sandli, difrejk ħomor daqs qalbi,
u xagħrek immewweġ jofrogħ fir-riħ.

2021 [2017], Antoine Cassar, Erbgħin Jum, 2ⁿᵈ edition, Malta: Ede Books:


hieni

mt-adjective

hieni (feminine singular hienja, plural henjin or hienja)

hienja (feminine singular)
henjin (plural)
hienja (plural)

From Arabic هانِئ (hāniʔ, “happy”). The spelling with h instead of ħ is due to the fact that the Maltese root shows a mixed treatment of the onset. While hieni is pronounced with /ħ/, the noun hena is /ˈɛːna/, and the verbs henna, thenna allow both ways.


ħenna

From Arabic حِنّاء (ḥinnāʔ). Probably not inherited, but borrowed through English henna, Italian henna.


malajr

Probably from underlying *mal-ajr (“with the air”), the latter word being a variant of arja that goes back to Sicilian airu (alongside aira, aria), from Latin aer (“air”). Aquilina’s suggestion to derive it from Arabic مُلامِل (mulāmil, “quick, swift”, of a mount) seems less likely.


qiem

mt-verb

qiem (imperfect jqim, past participle meqjum or maqjum, verbal noun qiem)

jqim (imperfect)
meqjum (participle past)
maqjum (participle past)
qiem (noun-from-verb)
qimt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qimt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qiem (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qimna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qimtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qiemu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qimt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qimt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qiemet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qimna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qimtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qiemu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqim (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqim (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqim (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqimu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqimu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqimu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqim (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqim (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqim (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqimu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqimu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqimu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qim (imperative second-person singular)
qimu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic أَقَامَ (ʔaqāma, “to perform”, also a religious duty).


xibka

mt-noun

xibka f (plural xbiek or xbieki, diminutive xbejka)

xbiek (plural)
xbieki (plural)
xbejka (diminutive)


ġedded

mt-verb

ġedded (imperfect jġedded, past participle mġedded, verbal noun tiġdid)

jġedded (imperfect)
mġedded (participle past)
tiġdid (noun-from-verb)
ġeddidt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ġeddidt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ġedded (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ġeddidna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ġeddidtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ġeddu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ġeddidt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ġeddidt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ġeddet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ġeddidna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ġeddidtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ġeddu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nġedded (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ġġedded (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jġedded (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nġeddu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ġġeddu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jġeddu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nġedded (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ġġedded (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ġġedded (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nġeddu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ġġeddu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jġeddu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ġedded (imperative second-person singular)
ġeddu (imperative plural second-person)

to renew, to make (like) new, to refresh, revive


tħaddet

tħaddet (imperfect jitħaddet, past participle mitħaddet, verbal noun taħdit or tħaddit)

jitħaddet (imperfect)
mitħaddet (participle past)
taħdit (noun-from-verb)
tħaddit (noun-from-verb)
tħadditt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tħadditt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tħaddet (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tħadditna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tħaddittu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tħaddtu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tħadditt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tħadditt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tħaddtet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tħadditna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tħaddittu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tħaddtu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitħaddet (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titħaddet (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitħaddet (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitħaddtu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titħaddtu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitħaddtu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitħaddet (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titħaddet (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titħaddet (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitħaddtu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titħaddtu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitħaddtu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tħaddet (imperative second-person singular)
tħaddtu (imperative plural second-person)
tħadded (alternative)


dagħbien

dgħaben (plural)
degħbien (alternative)
dogħbien (alternative)

Derived from Arabic دَعَبَ (daʕaba, “to thrust, push”, and of wind or water “to be violent”). The sense “abyss” then probably from the violent currents at the bottom of a steep coast, transferred to the coast itself.


għammar

mt-verb

għammar (imperfect jgħammar, past participle mgħammar, verbal noun tagħmir or tgħammir)

jgħammar (imperfect)
mgħammar (participle past)
tagħmir (noun-from-verb)
tgħammir (noun-from-verb)
għammart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għammart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għammar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għammarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għammartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għammru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għammart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għammart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għammret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għammarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għammartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għammru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħammar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħammar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħammar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħammru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħammru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħammru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħammar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħammar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħammar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħammru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħammru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħammru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għammar (imperative second-person singular)
għammru (imperative plural second-person)


xaqq

xaqq (imperfect jxoqq, past participle mixquq, verbal noun xaqq)

jxoqq (imperfect)
mixquq (participle past)
xaqq (noun-from-verb)
xaqqejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xaqqejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xaqq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xaqqejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xaqqejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xaqqew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xaqqejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xaqqejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xaqqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xaqqejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xaqqejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xaqqew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nxoqq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxoqq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jxoqq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nxoqqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxoqqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jxoqqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nxoqq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxoqq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
xxoqq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nxoqqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxoqqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jxoqqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xoqq (imperative second-person singular)
xoqqu (imperative plural second-person)


xaqq

a split, crack


vanġelu

vanġeli (plural)
Vanġelu (alternative)
evanġelju (alternative)
Evanġelju (alternative)

Borrowed from Italian vangelo, from Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good tidings”).


evanġelju

evanġelji (plural)
Evanġelju (alternative)
vanġelu (alternative)
Vanġelu (alternative)

Directly from Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good tidings”).


raheb

From Arabic رَاهِب (rāhib). One of the specifically Christian words inherited from Arabic, though in this case one that is widely known among Muslims (and also mentioned in the Quran).


rahba

(Christianity, archaic) female equivalent of raheb: a nun


żeher

mt-verb

żeher (imperfect jiżher, verbal noun żhir)

jiżher (imperfect)
żhir (noun-from-verb)
żhert (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żhert (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żeher (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żherna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żhertu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żehru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żhert (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żhert (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żehret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żherna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żhertu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żehru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niżher (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiżher (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiżher (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niżhru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiżhru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiżhru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niżher (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiżher (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiżher (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niżhru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiżhru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiżhru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
iżher (imperative second-person singular)
iżhru (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic صَهَلَ (ṣahala, “to neigh”). Variation between -l- and -r- occurs frequently in Maltese. For the sporadic development of Arabic ص (ṣ) → Maltese ż compare żnuber.


tniehed

tniehed (imperfect jitniehed, verbal noun tnehid)

jitniehed (imperfect)
tnehid (noun-from-verb)
tnehidt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tnehidt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tniehed (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tnehidna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tnehidtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tniehdu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tnehidt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tnehidt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tniehdet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tnehidna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tnehidtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tniehdu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitniehed (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titniehed (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitniehed (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitniehdu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titniehdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitniehdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitniehed (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titniehed (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titniehed (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitniehdu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titniehdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitniehdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tniehed (imperative second-person singular)
tniehdu (imperative plural second-person)


tnehid

verbal noun of tniehed: sighing; moaning


spirtu

Borrowed from Sicilian spìritu, from Latin spiritus.


nidem

nidem (imperfect jindem, active participle niedem, verbal noun ndiema or nidma)

jindem (imperfect)
niedem (active participle)
ndiema (noun-from-verb)
nidma (noun-from-verb)
ndimt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ndimt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nidem (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ndimna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ndimtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nidmu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ndimt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ndimt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nidmet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ndimna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ndimtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nidmu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nindem (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tindem (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jindem (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nindmu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tindmu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jindmu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nindem (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tindem (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tindem (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nindmu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tindmu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jindmu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
indem (imperative second-person singular)
indmu (imperative plural second-person)


berbaq

berbaq (imperfect jberbaq, past participle mberbaq)

jberbaq (imperfect)
mberbaq (participle past)
berbaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
berbaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
berbaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
berbaqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
berbaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
berbqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
berbaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
berbaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
berbqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
berbaqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
berbaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
berbqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nberbaq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tberbaq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jberbaq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nberbqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tberbqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jberbqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nberbaq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tberbaq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tberbaq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nberbqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tberbqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jberbqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
berbaq (imperative second-person singular)
berbqu (imperative plural second-person)

Probably an alteration of Arabic بَذْرَقَ (baḏraqa, “to waste”), itself perhaps an extended form of بَذَّرَ (baḏḏara).


'l hawn u 'l hinn

’l hawn u ’l hinn (canonical)
’l hinn u ’l hawn (alternative)

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here and there, hither and thither, back and forth, around


mhedded

mt-past participle

mhedded (feminine mhedda, plural mheddin)

mhedda (feminine)
mheddin (plural)
imhedded (alternative)


ma' min rajtek xebbahtek

Literally, “With whom I saw you, I compared you to”.

lit

birds of a feather flock together
birds of a feather flock together


bniedem dagħaj ftit idum ħaj

Bniedem dagħaj ftit idum ħaj (canonical)

A blasphemous or foulmouthed person won’t live long.


mixhud

mt-past participle

mixhud (feminine mixhuda, plural mixhuda or mixhudin)

mixhuda (feminine)
mixhuda (plural)
mixhudin (plural)


aħħar

From Arabic آخِر (ʔāḵir) with irregular gemination, perhaps after ewwel (“first”).

X’tagħmel jekk din tkun l-aħħar ġurnata ta’ ħajtek?

What would you do if this were the last day of your life?


ewwel

mt-adjective

ewwel (feminine singular (obsolete) ula)

Din kienet l-ewwel darba li kont barra minn Malta.

This was the first time I was away from Malta.

first (of a series or order, before second and third)


qara'

qara’ (canonical masculine)
qargħa (singulative)
qargħat (paucal)

pumpkin (as a mass or species); pumpkins (several fruits)


qargħa

singulative of qara’: a pumpkin (single fruit)


qargħat

paucal of qara’: 2 to 10 pumpkins, a small number of individual pumpkin fruits


megħjun

mt-past participle

megħjun (feminine megħjuna, plural megħjunin)

megħjuna (feminine)
megħjunin (plural)
mgħin (alternative)
magħjun (alternative)


megħjub

megħjub (feminine megħjuba, plural megħjubin)

megħjuba (feminine)
megħjubin (plural)
mgħib (alternative)

past participle of għeb: disappeared, gone


behem

Backformation from the plural bhiem, from Arabic إِبْهَام (ʔibhām).


żgur

mt-adjective

żgur (feminine singular żgura, plural żguri)

żgura (feminine singular)
żguri (plural)

Borrowed from Sicilian siguru, from Latin securus.


lema'

lema’ (canonical)
jilma’ (imperfect)
lmajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
lmajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
lema’ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
lmajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
lmajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
lemgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
lmajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
lmajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
lemgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
lmajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
lmajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
lemgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nilma’ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tilma’ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jilma’ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nilimgħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tilimgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jilimgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nilma’ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tilma’ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tilma’ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nilimgħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tilimgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jilimgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ilma’ (imperative second-person singular)
ilimgħu (imperative plural second-person)


żbagħt

first/second-person singular perfect of żebagħ


niżbogħ

first-person singular imperfect of żebagħ


tiżbogħ

inflection of żebagħ:
second-person singular imperfect

third-person feminine singular imperfect


jiżbogħ

third-person singular imperfect of żebagħ


iżbogħ

second-person singular imperative of żebagħ


żbajt

first/second-person singular perfect of żeba’


tiżba'

inflection of żeba’:
second-person singular imperfect


jiżba'

third-person masculine singular imperfect of żeba’


iżba'

second-person singular imperative of żeba’


żebgħet

third-person feminine singular perfect of żebagħ

third-person feminine singular perfect of żeba’


tiżbgħu

second-person plural imperfect of żebagħ


jiżbgħu

third-person plural imperfect of żebagħ and żeba’


miżbugħ

mt-past participle

miżbugħ (feminine miżbugħa, plural miżbugħin)

past participle of żebagħ and its variant żeba’


feraħ

mt-verb

feraħ (imperfect jifraħ, verbal noun ferħ)

jifraħ (imperfect)
ferħ (noun-from-verb)
fraħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fraħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
feraħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
fraħna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fraħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ferħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
fraħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fraħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ferħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
fraħna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fraħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ferħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nifraħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tifraħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jifraħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nifirħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tifirħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jifirħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nifraħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tifraħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tifraħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nifirħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tifirħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jifirħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ifraħ (imperative second-person singular)
ifirħu (imperative plural second-person)


ferħan

mt-adjective

ferħan (feminine singular ferħana, plural ferħanin or ferħana)

ferħana (feminine singular)
ferħanin (plural)
ferħana (plural)


raġġ

Borrowed from Sicilian raggiu and/or Italian raggio, from Latin radius.


meraq

From Arabic مَرَق (maraq, “meat juice, broth”).

inh

juice (any liquid containing organic matter)


dulliegħ

dulliegħa (singulative)
dlielagħ (plural)
dulligħat (paucal)
dolliegħ (alternative)

watermelon (as a mass or species); several watermelons


dulliegħa

singulative of dulliegħ: a watermelon (single fruit)


bagalja

Borrowed from Sicilian bagagliu and/or Italian bagaglio, both from Old French bagage. The form in -a perhaps backformed from the plural.


valiġġa

Borrowed from Sicilian valiggia, from Latin valisia.


ward u żahar

Il-ħajja taż-żwieġ mhix dejjem ward u żahar.

Married life isn’t always a bed of roses.


innu

Borrowed from Sicilian innu and/or Italian inno, both from Latin hymnus, from Ancient Greek ὕμνος (húmnos).


hekkda

The Lord’s Prayer
Ikun dak li trid int, kif fis-sema, hekkda fl-art.
Thy will be done, as [it is] in heaven, so [be it] on earth.


xekkel

mt-verb

xekkel (imperfect jxekkel, past participle mxekkel, verbal noun tixkil)

jxekkel (imperfect)
mxekkel (participle past)
tixkil (noun-from-verb)
xekkilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xekkilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xekkel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xekkilna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xekkiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xekklu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xekkilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xekkilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xekklet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xekkilna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xekkiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xekklu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nxekkel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxekkel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jxekkel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nxekklu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxekklu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jxekklu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nxekkel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxekkel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
xxekkel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nxekklu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxekklu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jxekklu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xekkel (imperative second-person singular)
xekklu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic أَشْكَلَ (ʔaškala), شَكَّلَ (šakkala). Unrelated with English shackle, though speakers may now identify them with each other.


xkiel

From Arabic إشْكَال (ʔiškāl, “problem, difficulty”).


qarraq

mt-verb

qarraq (imperfect jqarraq, past participle mqarraq)

jqarraq (imperfect)
mqarraq (participle past)
qarraqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qarraqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qarraq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qarraqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qarraqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qarrqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qarraqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qarraqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qarrqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qarraqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qarraqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qarrqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqarraq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqarraq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqarraq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqarrqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqarrqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqarrqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqarraq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqarraq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqarraq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqarrqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqarrqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqarrqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qarraq (imperative second-person singular)
qarrqu (imperative plural second-person)

If Arabic, perhaps from أَقْلَقَ (ʔaqlaqa), قَلَّقَ (qallaqa, “to upset, disconcert”). Or alternatively from قَرَّعَ (qarraʕa, “to blame, repoach; to win a bet”) with assimilation of the third radical to the first; compare also related قَرَعَ (qaraʕa, “to strike; to impugn; to reject a suitor in marriage”).


magħmul

mt-past participle

magħmul (feminine magħmula, plural magħmulin)


jagħmel

third-person masculine singular imperfect of għamel


fatar

mt-verb

fatar (imperfect jiftor, past participle miftur, verbal noun ftir or fatar)

jiftor (imperfect)
miftur (participle past)
ftir (noun-from-verb)
fatar (noun-from-verb)
ftart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ftart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fatar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ftarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ftartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fatru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ftart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ftart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fatret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ftarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ftartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fatru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niftor (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiftor (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiftor (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niftru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiftru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiftru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niftor (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiftor (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiftor (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niftru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiftru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiftru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
iftor (imperative second-person singular)
iftru (imperative plural second-person)


fatar

fatar (imperfect joftor, past participle miftur, verbal noun ftir or fatar)

joftor (imperfect)
miftur (participle past)
ftir (noun-from-verb)
fatar (noun-from-verb)
ftart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ftart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fatar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ftarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ftartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fatru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ftart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ftart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fatret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ftarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ftartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fatru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
noftor (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
toftor (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
joftor (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
noftru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
toftru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
joftru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
noftor (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
toftor (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
toftor (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
noftru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
toftru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
joftru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
oftor (imperative second-person singular)
oftru (imperative plural second-person)


fatar

fatar (imperfect jiftar, past participle miftur, verbal noun ftir or fatar)

jiftar (imperfect)
miftur (participle past)
ftir (noun-from-verb)
fatar (noun-from-verb)
ftart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ftart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fatar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ftarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ftartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fatru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ftart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ftart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fatret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ftarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ftartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fatru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niftar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiftar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiftar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niftru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiftru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiftru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niftar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiftar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiftar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niftru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiftru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiftru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
iftar (imperative second-person singular)
iftru (imperative plural second-person)


ħamba

Probably from ħambaq (“to argue loudly”) with loss of the final radical. The verb is inherited from dialectal Arabic; compare Najdi Arabic خنبقة (ḵanbaga, “something messy, unorderly”).


ħambaq

jħambaq (imperfect)
ħambaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħambaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħambaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħambaqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħambaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħambqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħambaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħambaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħambqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħambaqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħambaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħambqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħambaq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħambaq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħambaq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħambqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħambqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħambqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħambaq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħambaq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħambaq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħambqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħambqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħambqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħambaq (imperative second-person singular)
ħambqu (imperative plural second-person)

Inherited from dialectal Arabic. Compare Najdi Arabic خنبقة (ḵanbaga, “something messy, unorderly”) and Hijazi Arabic خنبقة (ḵanbaga).


waħd

waħd- (canonical)
waħdi (first-person singular)
waħedna (first-person plural)
weħidna (first-person plural)
waħdek (second-person singular)
waħedkom (plural second-person)
weħidkom (plural second-person)
waħdu (masculine singular third-person)
waħedha (feminine singular third-person)
weħidha (feminine singular third-person)
waħedhom (plural third-person)
weħidhom (plural third-person)

From Arabic وَحْد (waḥd). The forms from the stem weħid- before consonantal suffixes are influenced by related wieħed (“one”). The forms with waħed- appear to be compromise forms.

Kont waħdi.

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

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

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!

Il-fjamma ntfiet waħedha.


jibla'

third-person masculine singular imperfect of bela’


blajt

first/second-person singular perfect of bela’


nibla'

first-person singular imperfect of bela’


belgħet

third-person feminine singular perfect of bela’


tibla'

inflection of bela’:
second-person singular imperfect

third-person feminine singular imperfect


għeleb

mt-verb

għeleb (imperfect jegħleb, past participle megħlub, verbal noun għelib or għalb)

jegħleb (imperfect)
megħlub (participle past)
għelib (noun-from-verb)
għalb (noun-from-verb)
għelibt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għelibt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għeleb (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għelibna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għelibtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għelbu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għelibt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għelibt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għelbet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għelibna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għelibtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għelbu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
negħleb (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tegħleb (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jegħleb (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
negħlbu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tegħlbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jegħlbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
negħleb (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tegħleb (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tegħleb (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
negħlbu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tegħlbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jegħlbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
egħleb (imperative second-person singular)
egħlbu (imperative plural second-person)


jegħleb

third-person masculine singular imperfect of għeleb


megħlub

mt-past participle

megħlub (feminine megħluba, plural megħlubin)

past participle of għeleb: overcome, defeated


ngħeleb

jingħeleb (imperfect)
ngħelibt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ngħelibt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ngħeleb (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ngħelibna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ngħelibtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ngħelbu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ngħelibt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ngħelibt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ngħelbet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ngħelibna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ngħelibtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ngħelbu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ningħeleb (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tingħeleb (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jingħeleb (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ningħelbu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tingħelbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jingħelbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ningħeleb (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tingħeleb (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tingħeleb (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ningħelbu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tingħelbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jingħelbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ngħeleb (imperative second-person singular)
ngħelbu (imperative plural second-person)
ingħeleb (alternative)

negħleb (except rural; never prefixes i-)

mediopassive of għeleb: to be overcome, defeated


mnut

Borrowed from Sicilian minutu. Doublet of minuta.


tgħal

mt-noun

tgħal m (plural tgħala or tgħul, feminine tgħala)

tgħala (plural)
tgħul (plural)
tgħala (feminine)


tgħal

mt-verb

tgħal (imperfect jitgħal, past participle mitgħal, verbal noun tgħil or titgħil)

jitgħal (imperfect)
mitgħal (participle past)
tgħil (noun-from-verb)
titgħil (noun-from-verb)
tgħalt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tgħalt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tgħal (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tgħalna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tgħaltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tgħalu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tgħalt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tgħalt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tgħalet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tgħalna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tgħaltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tgħalu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitgħal (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titgħal (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitgħal (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitgħalu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titgħalu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitgħalu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitgħal (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titgħal (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titgħal (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitgħalu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titgħalu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitgħalu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tgħal (imperative second-person singular)
tgħalu (imperative plural second-person)


jkun

third-person masculine singular imperfect of kien


għaġen

għaġen (imperfect jagħġen, past participle magħġun, verbal noun għaġin)

jagħġen (imperfect)
magħġun (participle past)
għaġin (noun-from-verb)
għaġint (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għaġint (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għaġen (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għaġinna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għaġintu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għaġnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għaġint (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għaġint (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għaġnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għaġinna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għaġintu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għaġnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nagħġen (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħġen (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jagħġen (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nagħġnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħġnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jagħġnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nagħġen (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħġen (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tagħġen (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nagħġnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħġnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jagħġnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
agħġen (imperative second-person singular)
agħġnu (imperative plural second-person)

/ˈaˤː.d͡ʒɛn/


ngħaġen

jingħaġen (imperfect)
ngħaġint (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ngħaġint (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ngħaġen (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ngħaġinna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ngħaġintu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ngħaġnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ngħaġint (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ngħaġint (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ngħaġnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ngħaġinna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ngħaġintu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ngħaġnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ningħaġen (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tingħaġen (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jingħaġen (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ningħaġnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tingħaġnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jingħaġnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ningħaġen (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tingħaġen (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tingħaġen (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ningħaġnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tingħaġnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jingħaġnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ngħaġen (imperative second-person singular)
ngħaġnu (imperative plural second-person)
ingħaġen (alternative)


magħġun

mt-past participle

magħġun (feminine magħġuna, plural magħġunin)

past participle of għaġen: kneaded, mixed by kneading


jagħġen

third-person singular imperfect of għaġen


jingħaġen

third-person singular imperfect of ngħaġen


pinzell

From older Sicilian *pinzellu (modern pinzeddu).


providenza

providenzi (plural)
provvidenza (alternative)


miblugħ

miblugħ (feminine miblugħa, plural miblugħin)


gozz

From Arabic كُدْس (kuds, “to pile”). In the original plural أَكْداس (ʔakdās) and in certain forms of the related verb كَدَسَ (kadasa), the -k- was voiced by assimilation to the following -d-, and this voicing was then generalised (as in gideb, gidem etc.). In a second step the cluster -ds- was reanalysed as -zz-, leading to the new plural gzuz.


jtir

third-person masculine singular imperfect of tar


mwemmen

mwemmen (feminine mwemmna, plural mwemmnin)


jieqaf

third-person masculine singular imperfect of waqaf


jemmen

third-person masculine singular imperfect of emmen


patrun

mt-noun

patrun m (plural patruni, feminine patruna)


saborra

saborri (plural)
saburra (alternative)
savorra (alternative)

Borrowed from Italian saborra /zavorra, from Arabic صَابُورَة (ṣābūra).

der

Arabic صَابُورَة (ṣābūra)

tajjeb għas-saborra


jirbaħ

third-person masculine singular imperfect of rebaħ


jnik

third-person masculine singular imperfect of niek


silika

(inorganic chemistry) silica (silicon dioxide)


kurrat

kurrata (singulative)
kurratiet (paucal)
korrat (alternative)


jifred

third-person masculine singular imperfect of fired


wadab

Inherited from dialectal Arabic وَضَف (waḍaf), attested in Iberian Arabic and still in Maghrebi dialects.


espona

mt-verb

espona (imperfect jesponi, past participle espost)

jesponi (imperfect)
espost (participle past)
esponejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
esponejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
espona (masculine perfect singular third-person)
esponejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
esponejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
esponew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
esponejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
esponejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
esponiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
esponejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
esponejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
esponew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nesponi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tesponi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jesponi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nesponu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tesponu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jesponu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nesponi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tesponi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tesponi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nesponu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tesponu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jesponu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
esponi (imperative second-person singular)
esponu (imperative plural second-person)


summien

summiena (singulative)
summiniet (paucal)

Coturnix coturnix
Coturnix coturnix#Translingual

common quails (Coturnix coturnix) (several birds; the quail as a species)


għafrit

għefieret (plural)
għafrid (alternative)

Bħal għafrit fl-isqaq mar jiġri,
 Jfitt’x lil dak li staħba hemm.
 Bi stallett nifidlu qalbu
 U ħallieh f’għadira demm.

“Rajt, ma rajtx”performed by Tony Camilleri:

Like a demon he ran into the lane,
 Looking for the guy who was hiding there.
 With a dagger he pierced his heart
 And left him in a pool of blood.


demonju

Borrowed from Italian demonio, from Latin daemonium, from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion).


rażżan

rażżan (imperfect jrażżan, past participle mrażżan, verbal noun tirżin or trażżin)

jrażżan (imperfect)
mrażżan (participle past)
tirżin (noun-from-verb)
trażżin (noun-from-verb)
rażżant (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rażżant (masculine perfect second-person singular)
rażżan (masculine perfect singular third-person)
rażżanna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rażżantu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
rażżnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
rażżant (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rażżant (feminine perfect second-person singular)
rażżnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
rażżanna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rażżantu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
rażżnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nrażżan (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
trażżan (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jrażżan (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nrażżnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
trażżnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jrażżnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nrażżan (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
trażżan (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
trażżan (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nrażżnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
trażżnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jrażżnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
rażżan (imperative second-person singular)
rażżnu (imperative plural second-person)

Factitive second stem of Arabic رَزَنَ (razana, “to be steady, firm, still”).

der

Dak ir-raġel li kien tah il-ħjiel
 Qal: B’idejja x’mort għamilt!
 Kważi jien dal-povru raġel qtilt,
 Għax ilsieni twil u ma bqajtx sieket.
 Ngħix fil-piena ħajti jiena,
 Għax ilsieni ma rażżantx.

That man who had given him the hint
 Said: What have I done with my own hands!
 It’s as though I myself killed that poor man,
 Because my tongue is long and I didn’t keep quiet.
 I’ll live my life in misery
 Because I didn’t restrain my tongue.

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


ħawwad

mt-verb

ħawwad (imperfect jħawwad, past participle mħawwad)

jħawwad (imperfect)
mħawwad (participle past)
ħawwadt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħawwadt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħawwad (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħawwadna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħawwadtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħawdu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħawwadt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħawwadt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħawdet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħawwadna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħawwadtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħawdu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħawwad (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħawwad (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħawwad (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħawdu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħawdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħawdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħawwad (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħawwad (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħawwad (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħawdu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħawdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħawdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħawwad (imperative second-person singular)
ħawdu (imperative plural second-person)


ħjiel

mt-noun

ħjiel m (plural ħjilijiet or ħjiliet or ħjieli)

ħjilijiet (plural)
ħjiliet (plural)
ħjieli (plural)


għefieret

/ɛˤːˈfɪː.rɛt/


naħar

jonħor (imperfect)
nħart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nħart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
naħar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nħarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nħartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
naħru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nħart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nħart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
naħret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nħarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nħartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
naħru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nonħor (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tonħor (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jonħor (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nonħru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tonħru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jonħru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nonħor (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tonħor (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tonħor (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nonħru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tonħru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jonħru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
onħor (imperative second-person singular)
onħru (imperative plural second-person)


felaħ

mt-verb

felaħ (imperfect jiflaħ, past participle mifluħ, verbal noun felħ)

jiflaħ (imperfect)
mifluħ (participle past)
felħ (noun-from-verb)
flaħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
flaħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
felaħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
flaħna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
flaħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
felħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
flaħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
flaħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
felħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
flaħna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
flaħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
felħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niflaħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiflaħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiflaħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nifilħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tifilħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jifilħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niflaħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiflaħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiflaħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nifilħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tifilħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jifilħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
iflaħ (imperative second-person singular)
ifilħu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic فَلَحَ (falaḥa), أَفْلَحَ (ʔaflaḥa).

to be able to afford, endure, or withstand

(chiefly in negation) to be fine, healthy, or successful


qies

qies (imperfect jqis, past participle meqjus or miqjus)

jqis (imperfect)
meqjus (participle past)
miqjus (participle past)
qist (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qist (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qies (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qisna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qistu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qiesu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qist (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qist (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qieset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qisna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qistu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qiesu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqis (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqis (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqis (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqisu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqisu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqisu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqis (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqis (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqis (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqisu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqisu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqisu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qis (imperative second-person singular)
qisu (imperative plural second-person)


qies

From Arabic قِياس (qiyās) and/or قَيْس (qays).


sserva

jisserva (imperfect)
sservejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sservejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sserva (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sservejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sservejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sservew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sservejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sservejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sserviet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sservejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sservejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sservew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nisserva (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisserva (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jisserva (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nisservew (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisservew (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jisservew (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nisserva (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisserva (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tisserva (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nisservew (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisservew (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jisservew (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
sserva (imperative second-person singular)
sservu (imperative plural second-person)
isserva (alternative)

From serva with the form built as in a native four-radical verb.

Il-laħam jisserva bil-ħobż u t-tadam.

The meat is served with bread and tomatoes.


miġnun

mt-adjective

miġnun (feminine singular miġnuna, plural mġienen)

miġnuna (feminine singular)
mġienen (plural)

From Arabic مَجْنُون (majnūn, “mad, crazy”, literally “possessed by an evil spirit”).


kuġin

mt-noun

kuġin m (plural kuġini, feminine kuġina)

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

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

Ingħatat dispensa mill-knisja u żżewġet kuġinuha.

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


kuġina

kuġini (plural)
kuġinti (first-person singular)
kuġintna (first-person singular)
kuġintek (second-person singular)
kuġintkom (second-person singular)
kuġintu (masculine singular third-person)
kuġintha (feminine singular third-person)
kuġinthom (singular third-person)

Ingħata dispensa mill-knisja u żżewweġ kuġintu.

He got a dispensation from the church and married his cousin.

Miexja fil-funeral ta’ kuġintha
mart it-tabib, li mietet fl-aħjar tagħha;
u f’moħħha ħsieb għaddej li t-tabib jista’
kif jgħaddi ftit taż-żmien, jitgħarras magħha.

1966, Anton Buttigieg, “Agnes”, in Ejjew Nidħku Ftit Ieħor:

female equivalent of kuġin: female cousin


ħafi

mt-adjective

ħafi (feminine singular ħafja, plural ħafjin)

ħafja (feminine singular)
ħafjin (plural)


erħa

mt-noun

erħa f (plural erħiet or erieħ, diminutive erejħa)

erħiet (plural)
erieħ (plural)
erejħa (diminutive)

From Maghrebi Arabic أَرْخَة (ʔarḵa). Compare Tunisian Arabic أرخة (ʔarḵa).


mewwi

mt-adjective

mewwi (feminine singular mewwija, plural mewwijin)

mewwija (feminine singular)
mewwijin (plural)


akaċja tax-xewk żgħir

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akaċja

Borrowed from Italian acacia, from Latin acācia. Doublet of gażżija.


gażżija

Borrowed from Italian gaggìa or more probably a regional variant of it. Doublet of akaċja.


ħannewija

Acanthus mollis
Acanthus mollis#Translingual


tursin il-bir

Adiantum capillus-veneris
Adiantum capillus-veneris#Translingual

maidenhair fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris


għajn is-serduq

small-fruit pheasant's-eye, Adonis microcarpa


sieq il-qattus

rabbit-foot aeluropus, Aeluropus lagopoides


qanċlita perenni

tuberous hawk's-beard (Aetheorhiza bulbosa)


ħaxixa rqiqa ta' kupani

ħaxixa rqiqa ta’ kupani (canonical feminine)


xantkura

inh

شَنْدْكُورَة

Arabic شَنْدْكُورَة (šandkūra)

xantqur (alternative)
xandkur (alternative)

Ajuga reptans
Ajuga reptans#Translingual

carpet bugle (Ajuga gen. et spp., or particularly Ajuga iva and Ajuga reptans)


bastun ta' San Ġuzepp

bastun ta’ San Ġuzepp (canonical masculine)


biżbula tal-ilma tal-werqa dejqa

/bɪzˈbuː.la taˈlɪl.ma talˈwɛr.ʔa ˈdɛj.ʔa/

lanceleaf water plantain, Alisma lanceolatum


biżbula tal-ilma

Alisma plantago-aquatica
Alisma plantago-aquatica#Translingual

common water plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica)


tewm salvaġġ

Allium ampeloprasum
Allium ampeloprasum#Translingual


tewm irqiq ta' Malta

tewm irqiq ta’ Malta (canonical masculine)


ċuplajs

From older Sicilian *cipulluzza (modern cipudduzza).


tewm ta' Għawdex

white round-headed garlic, Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. arvense


tewm kaħlani

round-headed garlic, Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. sphaerocephalon


skaner

(computing) scanner (device which scans documents)


tewm tal-qsari

fragrant false garlic, Nothoscordum borbonicum


denb il-ġurdien it-twil

slender meadow foxtail, Alopecurus myosuroides


denb id-dib tal-qsari

Amaranthus blitum
Amaranthus blitum#Translingual


denb id-dib lixx

Amaranthus caudatus
Amaranthus caudatus#Translingual

large-fruit amaranth (Amaranthus deflexus)


denb id-dib vjola kbir

Amaranthus tricolor
Amaranthus tricolor#Translingual


denb id-dib xewwikija

red-root amaranth, Amaranthus retroflexus


denb id-dib ta' tliet kuluri

denb id-dib ta’ tliet kuluri (canonical masculine)


alaternu

Borrowed from Italian alaterno, from Latin alaternus.

Rhamnus alaternus
Rhamnus alaternus#Translingual


alka tas-Salini

Zostera marina
Zostera marina#Translingual


almeridja

common glasswort, Salicornia europaea subsp. europaea


almeridja tal-blat

glaucous glasswort, Arthrocnemum macrostachyum


almeridja arbuxxell tal-blat

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shrubby glasswort (Salicornia fruticosa, syn. Sarcocornia fruticosa)


artiċokk

Helianthus tuberosus
Helianthus tuberosus#Translingual

Jerusalem artichoke, Helianthus tuberosus


xabla

Borrowed from Sicilian sciabula and/or Italian sciabola, from Polish szabla, from Hungarian szablya.


stallett

stalletti (plural)
istallett (alternative)

Borrowed from Italian stiletto or a Sicilian equivalent. Eventually from Latin stilus.


xkupa

mt-noun

xkupa f (plural xkupi, diminutive xkupetta)

xkupi (plural)
xkupetta (diminutive)
ixkupa (alternative)

Borrowed from Sicilian scupa, from Latin scopa.