wikkiel

mt-noun

wikkiel m (plural wikkiela or wikkelin, feminine wikkiela)

wikkiela (plural)
wikkelin (plural)
wikkiela (feminine)

From Arabic أَكَّال (ʔakkāl). Compare Moroccan Arabic وكال (wakkāl).


wikkieli

mt-adjective

wikkieli (feminine singular wikkelija, plural wikkelin)

wikkelija (feminine singular)
wikkelin (plural)


wiegħer

mt-verb

wiegħer (imperfect jwiegħer, past participle mwiegħer)

jwiegħer (imperfect)
mwiegħer (participle past)
wegħirt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
wegħirt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
wiegħer (masculine perfect singular third-person)
wegħirna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
wegħirtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
wiegħru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
wegħirt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
wegħirt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
wiegħret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
wegħirna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
wegħirtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
wiegħru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nwiegħer (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twiegħer (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jwiegħer (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nwiegħru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twiegħru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jwiegħru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nwiegħer (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twiegħer (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
twiegħer (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nwiegħru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twiegħru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jwiegħru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
wiegħer (imperative second-person singular)
wiegħru (imperative plural second-person)


wieżen

wieżen (imperfect jwieżen, past participle mwieżen)

jwieżen (imperfect)
mwieżen (participle past)
weżint (first-person masculine perfect singular)
weżint (masculine perfect second-person singular)
wieżen (masculine perfect singular third-person)
weżinna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
weżintu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
wieżnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
weżint (feminine first-person perfect singular)
weżint (feminine perfect second-person singular)
wieżnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
weżinna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
weżintu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
wieżnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nwieżen (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twieżen (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jwieżen (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nwieżnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twieżnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jwieżnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nwieżen (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twieżen (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
twieżen (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nwieżnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twieżnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jwieżnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
wieżen (imperative second-person singular)
wieżnu (imperative plural second-person)


wieta

wieta (imperfect jwieti, past participle mwieti)

jwieti (imperfect)
mwieti (participle past)
wetejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
wetejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
wieta (masculine perfect singular third-person)
wetejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
wetejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
wetew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
wetejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
wetejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
wetiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
wetejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
wetejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
wetew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nwieti (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twieti (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jwieti (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nwietu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twietu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jwietu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nwieti (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twieti (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
twieti (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nwietu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twietu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jwietu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
wieti (imperative second-person singular)
wietu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic آتَى (ʔātā). Compare Moroccan Arabic واتى (wāta).


wieqaf

mt-adjective

wieqaf (feminine singular wieqfa, plural weqfin)

wieqfa (feminine singular)
weqfin (plural)


wiżagħ

lizards (in practice especially geckos or lacertids)


xxaħħam

jixxaħħam (imperfect)
xxaħħamt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xxaħħamt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xxaħħam (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xxaħħamna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xxaħħamtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xxaħħmu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xxaħħamt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xxaħħamt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xxaħħmet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xxaħħamna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xxaħħamtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xxaħħmu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nixxaħħam (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixxaħħam (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jixxaħħam (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nixxaħħmu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixxaħħmu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jixxaħħmu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nixxaħħam (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixxaħħam (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tixxaħħam (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nixxaħħmu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixxaħħmu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jixxaħħmu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xxaħħam (imperative second-person singular)
xxaħħmu (imperative plural second-person)
ixxaħħam (alternative)

mediopassive of xaħħam:
to become fat, to be fattened

mediopassive of xaħħam:
to receive bribes


xaħħam

mt-verb

xaħħam (imperfect jxaħħam, past participle mxaħħam, verbal noun tixħim)

jxaħħam (imperfect)
mxaħħam (participle past)
tixħim (noun-from-verb)
xaħħamt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xaħħamt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xaħħam (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xaħħamna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xaħħamtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xaħħmu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xaħħamt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xaħħamt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xaħħmet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xaħħamna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xaħħamtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xaħħmu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nxaħħam (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxaħħam (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jxaħħam (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nxaħħmu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxaħħmu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jxaħħmu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nxaħħam (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxaħħam (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
xxaħħam (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nxaħħmu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxaħħmu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jxaħħmu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xaħħam (imperative second-person singular)
xaħħmu (imperative plural second-person)

(figuratively) to bribe someone, to palm-oil


xaħma

From Arabic شَحْمَة (šaḥma). Doublet of xaħmet.

(figuratively) quiet and helpless person


xaħmet

Clipping of xaħmet l-art (“skink”, literally “fat of the soil”).


xaħmet l-art

xaħma (“piece of fat”) + il- (definite article) + art (“ground, soil”), literally “piece of fat of the soil”.


xaħmi

mt-adjective

xaħmi (feminine singular xaħmija, plural xaħmin)

xaħmija (feminine singular)
xaħmin (plural)


xarraf

mt-verb

xarraf (imperfect jxarraf, past participle mxarraf, verbal noun tixrif)

jxarraf (imperfect)
mxarraf (participle past)
tixrif (noun-from-verb)
xarraft (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xarraft (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xarraf (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xarrafna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xarraftu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xarrfu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xarraft (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xarraft (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xarrfet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xarrafna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xarraftu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xarrfu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nxarraf (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxarraf (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jxarraf (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nxarrfu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxarrfu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jxarrfu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nxarraf (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxarraf (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
xxarraf (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nxarrfu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxarrfu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jxarrfu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xarraf (imperative second-person singular)
xarrfu (imperative plural second-person)


tixrif

verbal noun of xarraf:
loss of freshness


xraf

jixraf (imperfect)
xraft (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xraft (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xraf (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xrafna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xraftu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xrafu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xraft (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xraft (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xrafet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xrafna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xraftu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xrafu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nixraf (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixraf (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jixraf (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nixrafu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixrafu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jixrafu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nixraf (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixraf (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tixraf (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nixrafu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixrafu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jixrafu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xraf (imperative second-person singular)
xrafu (imperative plural second-person)

to lose freshness (vegetables, meat, etc.)

Il-laħam xraf u ma nistax inqattgħu b’din is-sikkina.

The meat hardened and I cannot cut it with this knife.

Issa xraft u saqajja m’għadhomx ituni.

I got old now and my feet are not strong any more.

Kemm xraf il-gvern wara r-riċessjoni. Ara x’miżuri t’awsterità ħorox implimenta!

The government has become so heavy-handed after the recession. Look at what harsh austerity measures it has implemented!

L-ibbuljar ġegħelni nixraf għax kieku ma kontx inkampa f’dik l-iskola.

Bullying forced me to develop a thick skin because otherwise I would not have survived at that school.


xrufija

xrufijiet (plural)
xrufiti (first-person singular)
xrufitna (first-person singular)
xrufitek (second-person singular)
xrufitkom (second-person singular)
xrufitu (masculine singular third-person)
xrufitha (feminine singular third-person)
xrufithom (singular third-person)


xieref

mt-adjective

xieref (feminine singular xierfa, plural xirfin)

xierfa (feminine singular)
xirfin (plural)


xatba

Għax meta missieri kien jibni xi gallinar, jew xi xatba, jew xi kannizzata, qatt ma kien jixtri xejn, iżda jlaqqat u jillapazza b’dak li jsib. Imma jiena ma ridtx għarix mibni bl-imbarazz, iżda kamp sabiħ u pulit u b’saħħtu.

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


xattab

mt-verb

xattab (imperfect jxattab, past participle mxattab, verbal noun tixtib)

jxattab (imperfect)
mxattab (participle past)
tixtib (noun-from-verb)
xattabt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xattabt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xattab (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xattabna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xattabtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xattbu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xattabt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xattabt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xattbet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xattabna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xattabtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xattbu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nxattab (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxattab (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jxattab (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nxattbu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxattbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jxattbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nxattab (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxattab (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
xxattab (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nxattbu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxattbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jxattbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xattab (imperative second-person singular)
xattbu (imperative plural second-person)


xxattab

jixxattab (imperfect)
xxattabt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xxattabt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xxattab (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xxattabna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xxattabtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xxattbu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xxattabt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xxattabt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xxattbet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xxattabna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xxattabtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xxattbu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nixxattab (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixxattab (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jixxattab (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nixxattbu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixxattbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jixxattbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nixxattab (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixxattab (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tixxattab (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nixxattbu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixxattbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jixxattbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xxattab (imperative second-person singular)
xxattbu (imperative plural second-person)
ixxattab (alternative)


qana

mt-noun

qana f (plural qonja or qwieni or qnajja)

qonja (plural)
qwieni (plural)
qnajja (plural)


qoħob

mt-verb

qoħob (imperfect joqħob, past participle maqħub, verbal noun qoħob or qħib)

joqħob (imperfect)
maqħub (participle past)
qoħob (noun-from-verb)
qħib (noun-from-verb)
qħobt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qħobt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qoħob (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qħobna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qħobtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qoħbu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qħobt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qħobt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qoħbot (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qħobna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qħobtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qoħbu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
noqħob (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
toqħob (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
joqħob (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
noqħbu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
toqħbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
joqħbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
noqħob (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
toqħob (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
toqħob (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
noqħbu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
toqħbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
joqħbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
oqħob (imperative second-person singular)
oqħbu (imperative plural second-person)


drawwa

Derived from dara, from Arabic دَرَى (darā).


ħorr

mt-adj

ħorr (feminine singular ħorra, plural ħorrin)

ħorra (feminine singular)
ħorrin (plural)

From Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr, “free-born, noble”).

(archaic) honest, honorable, noble, pure, chaste


ħarr

ħarr (feminine singular ħarra, plural ħarrin)

ħarra (feminine singular)
ħarrin (plural)


ħarrat

mt-noun

ħarrat m (plural ħarratin, feminine ħarrata)


ħarat

mt-verb

ħarat (imperfect jaħrat, past participle maħrut, verbal noun ħart or ħrit)

jaħrat (imperfect)
maħrut (participle past)
ħart (noun-from-verb)
ħrit (noun-from-verb)
ħratt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħratt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħarat (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħratna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħrattu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħartu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħratt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħratt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħartet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħratna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħrattu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħartu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
naħrat (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħrat (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jaħrat (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
naħartu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħartu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jaħartu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
naħrat (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħrat (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
taħrat (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
naħartu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħartu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jaħartu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
aħrat (imperative second-person singular)
aħartu (imperative plural second-person)

Alternative form: ħorot

Alternative form: ħorot


nħarat

jinħarat (imperfect)
nħratt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nħratt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nħarat (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nħratna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nħrattu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nħartu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nħratt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nħratt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nħartet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nħratna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nħrattu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nħartu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ninħarat (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinħarat (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jinħarat (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninħartu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinħartu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinħartu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ninħarat (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinħarat (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tinħarat (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninħartu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinħartu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinħartu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
nħarat (imperative second-person singular)
nħartu (imperative plural second-person)


ħżieża

From Arabic حُصَاص (ḥuṣāṣ, “mange, scab”), from حَصَّ (ḥaṣṣa, “to become hairless”), with voicing of ص (ṣ) as in several other Maltese words.


ħaxja

inh

Arabic حَاشِيَة (ḥāšiya)


jxidd

third-person masculine singular imperfect of xedd


mixdud

mt-past participle

mixdud (feminine mixduda, plural mixdudin)


għarukaża

Univerbation of għar (“shame”) + u (“and”) + każa (“scandal”). The origin of the last word seems to be uncertain.


qċaċet

/ˈʔt͡ʃaː.t͡ʃɛt/


qlubi

mt-adj

qlubi (feminine singular qlubija, plural qlubin)

qlubija (feminine singular)
qlubin (plural)


qluqi

qluqi (feminine singular qluqija, plural qluqin)

qluqija (feminine singular)
qluqin (plural)


qarrieq

mt-noun

qarrieq m (plural qarrieqa or qarrieqin, feminine qarrieqa)

qarrieqa (plural)
qarrieqin (plural)
qarrieqa (feminine)


qarrieqi

qarrieqi m (plural qarreqija or qarreqin, feminine qarreqija)

qarreqija (plural)
qarreqin (plural)
qarreqija (feminine)

/ʔarˈrɪː.ʔɪ/


jogħġob

/ˈjɔː.d͡ʒɔp/

/ˈjɔˤː.d͡ʒɔp/

third-person masculine singular imperfect of għoġob


togħġob

/ˈtɔː.d͡ʒɔp/

/ˈtɔˤː.d͡ʒɔp/

inflection of għoġob:
second-person singular imperfect

third-person feminine singular imperfect


nogħġob

/ˈnɔː.d͡ʒɔp/

/ˈnɔˤː.d͡ʒɔp/

first-person singular imperfect of għoġob


ogħġob

/ˈɔˤː.d͡ʒɔp/

second-person singular imperative of għoġob


togħġbu

second-person plural imperfect of għoġob


għoġbu

/ˈɔˤːd͡ʒ.bu/


għoġobtu

/ɔˤːˈd͡ʒɔp.tu/


għoġobna

/ɔˤːˈd͡ʒɔb.na/


għoġbot

/ˈɔːd͡ʒ.bɔt/

/ˈɔˤːd͡ʒ.bɔt/

third-person feminine singular perfect of għoġob


għoġobt

/ɔˤːˈd͡ʒɔpt/

first/second-person singular perfect of għoġob


ogħġbu

/ˈɔˤːd͡ʒ.bu/

second-person plural imperative of għoġob


ħarbex

mt-verb

ħarbex (imperfect jħarbex, past participle mħarbex, verbal noun tħarbix)

jħarbex (imperfect)
mħarbex (participle past)
tħarbix (noun-from-verb)
ħarbixt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħarbixt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħarbex (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħarbixna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħarbixtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħarbxu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħarbixt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħarbixt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħarbxet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħarbixna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħarbixtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħarbxu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħarbex (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħarbex (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħarbex (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħarbxu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħarbxu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħarbxu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħarbex (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħarbex (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħarbex (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħarbxu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħarbxu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħarbxu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħarbex (imperative second-person singular)
ħarbxu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic خَرْبَشَ (ḵarbaša, “to scratch”). The sense “scribble” is also attested. Probably an extended form of خَرَبَ (ḵaraba, “to ruin”).


xeħħa

stinginess, avarice, greed (desire to possess)


xħiħ

mt-adj

xħiħ (feminine singular xħiħa, plural xħaħ, diminutive xħajjaħ, comparative ixħaħ or axaħħ)

xħiħa (feminine singular)
xħaħ (plural)
xħajjaħ (diminutive)
ixħaħ (comparative)
axaħħ (comparative)

inh

Arabic شَحِيح (šaḥīḥ)

stingy, avaricious, greedy (eager to possess)


xehwa

desire (with a negative overtone and especially sexual); lust, lustfulness


xaħħ

mt-verb

xaħħ (imperfect jxeħħ, verbal noun xeħħ)

jxeħħ (imperfect)
xeħħ (noun-from-verb)
xaħħejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xaħħejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xaħħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xaħħejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xaħħejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xaħħew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xaħħejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xaħħejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xaħħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xaħħejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xaħħejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xaħħew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nxeħħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxeħħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jxeħħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nxeħħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxeħħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jxeħħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nxeħħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxeħħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
xxeħħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nxeħħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxeħħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jxeħħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xeħħ (imperative second-person singular)
xeħħu (imperative plural second-person)
xeħħ (alternative)


xxaħħaħ

jixxaħħaħ (imperfect)
xxaħħaħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xxaħħaħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xxaħħaħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xxaħħaħna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xxaħħaħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xxaħħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xxaħħaħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xxaħħaħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xxaħħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xxaħħaħna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xxaħħaħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xxaħħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nixxaħħaħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixxaħħaħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jixxaħħaħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nixxaħħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixxaħħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jixxaħħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nixxaħħaħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixxaħħaħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tixxaħħaħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nixxaħħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixxaħħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jixxaħħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xxaħħaħ (imperative second-person singular)
xxaħħu (imperative plural second-person)

/(ɪ)ʃˈʃaħ.ħaħ/


xaħħieħ

mt-noun

xaħħieħ m (plural xaħħieħa or xaħħeħin, feminine xaħħieħa)

xaħħieħa (plural)
xaħħeħin (plural)
xaħħieħa (feminine)


xiber

xiber m (dual xibrejn, plural xbar, diminutive xbejjer)

xibrejn (dual)
xbar (plural)
xbejjer (diminutive)


xtarr

mt-verb

xtarr (imperfect jixtarr, past participle mixtarr)

jixtarr (imperfect)
mixtarr (participle past)
xtarrejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xtarrejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xtarr (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xtarrejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xtarrejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xtarrew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xtarrejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xtarrejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xtarret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xtarrejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xtarrejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xtarrew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nixtarr (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixtarr (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jixtarr (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nixtarru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixtarru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jixtarru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nixtarr (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixtarr (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tixtarr (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nixtarru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixtarru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jixtarru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xtarr (imperative second-person singular)
xtarru (imperative plural second-person)


xogħof

xogħof (imperfect jixgħof, past participle mixgħuf, verbal noun xgħif)

jixgħof (imperfect)
mixgħuf (participle past)
xgħif (noun-from-verb)
xgħoft (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xgħoft (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xogħof (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xgħofna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xgħoftu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xogħfu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xgħoft (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xgħoft (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xogħfot (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xgħofna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xgħoftu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xogħfu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nixgħof (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixgħof (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jixgħof (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nixogħfu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixogħfu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jixogħfu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nixgħof (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixgħof (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tixgħof (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nixogħfu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixogħfu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jixogħfu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ixgħof (imperative second-person singular)
ixogħfu (imperative plural second-person)
xegħef (alternative)


mkabbar

mt-past participle

mkabbar (feminine mkabbra, plural mkabbrin)

mkabbra (feminine)
mkabbrin (plural)
imkabbar (alternative)

From Arabic مُكَبَّر (mukabbar). To the sense “haughty”, compare more closely مُتَكَبِّر (mutakabbir).

Il-Maltin imkabbrin,
 B’din il-bajja tassew ferħanin,
 Għax imżejna b’kull ġmiel naturali,
 Baħar kaħlani bl-għelieqi mħaddrin.

ca. 1970, New Cuorey [band] (lyrics and music), “Il-Bajja tal-Mellieħa”:

The Maltese are very proud,
 They’re so happy about this bay,
 Because it’s decorated with all natural beauty,
 Blue sea with green-coloured fields.


kuċċarun

From an augmentative of Sicilian cucciara, cucchiara, from Latin cochlearium.


dikxiena

mt-noun

dikxiena f (plural dkiexen or dikxeniet)


lehem

mt-verb

lehem (imperfect jilhem, verbal noun lhim)

jilhem (imperfect)
lhim (noun-from-verb)
lhimt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
lhimt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
lehem (masculine perfect singular third-person)
lhimna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
lhimtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
lehmu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
lhimt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
lhimt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
lehmet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
lhimna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
lhimtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
lehmu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nilhem (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tilhem (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jilhem (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nilhmu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tilhmu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jilhmu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nilhem (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tilhem (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tilhem (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nilhmu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tilhmu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jilhmu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ilhem (imperative second-person singular)
ilhmu (imperative plural second-person)


ġiżimin

ġiżimina (singulative)
ġiżiminiet (plural)
ġiżmin (alternative)
ġesmina (alternative)
ġeżmina (alternative)

Etymology tree
Middle Persian yʾsmn'
Classical Persian یَاسَمِین (yāsamīn)bor.
Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn)bor.
Sicilian gesiminubor.
Maltese ġiżimin
Borrowed from Sicilian gesiminu.

etymon

ġiżimin, ġiżi, dalji u tulipan !
X’għaxqa ta’ lwien imżewqa, sbieħ, safjin !
ifuħu kollha : iżda mhux bħal xuxlin !!

1936, R. M. B., “Għal kull ma ħlaqtilna iċ-ċaħda trid minn’na”, in Lehen il-Malti, numbers 61-62, lines 10–12:


twaħħax

mt-verb

twaħħax (imperfect jitwaħħax, verbal noun twaħħix)

jitwaħħax (imperfect)
twaħħix (noun-from-verb)
twaħħaxt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
twaħħaxt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
twaħħax (masculine perfect singular third-person)
twaħħaxna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
twaħħaxtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
twaħħxu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
twaħħaxt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
twaħħaxt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
twaħħxet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
twaħħaxna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
twaħħaxtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
twaħħxu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitwaħħax (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titwaħħax (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitwaħħax (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitwaħħxu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titwaħħxu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitwaħħxu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitwaħħax (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titwaħħax (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titwaħħax (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitwaħħxu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titwaħħxu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitwaħħxu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
twaħħax (imperative second-person singular)
twaħħxu (imperative plural second-person)


waħħax

waħħax (imperfect jwaħħax, verbal noun tewħix)

jwaħħax (imperfect)
tewħix (noun-from-verb)
waħħaxt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
waħħaxt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
waħħax (masculine perfect singular third-person)
waħħaxna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
waħħaxtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
waħħxu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
waħħaxt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
waħħaxt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
waħħxet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
waħħaxna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
waħħaxtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
waħħxu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nwaħħax (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twaħħax (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jwaħħax (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nwaħħxu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twaħħxu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jwaħħxu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nwaħħax (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twaħħax (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
twaħħax (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nwaħħxu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twaħħxu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jwaħħxu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
waħħax (imperative second-person singular)
waħħxu (imperative plural second-person)


waħħar

waħħar (imperfect jwaħħar, past participle mwaħħar, verbal noun tawħir)

jwaħħar (imperfect)
mwaħħar (participle past)
tawħir (noun-from-verb)
waħħart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
waħħart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
waħħar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
waħħarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
waħħartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
waħħru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
waħħart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
waħħart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
waħħret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
waħħarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
waħħartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
waħħru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nwaħħar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twaħħar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jwaħħar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nwaħħru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twaħħru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jwaħħru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nwaħħar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twaħħar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
twaħħar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nwaħħru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twaħħru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jwaħħru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
waħħar (imperative second-person singular)
waħħru (imperative plural second-person)


waħħar

mt-adj

waħħar (feminine singular waħħara, plural waħħarin)

waħħara (feminine singular)
waħħarin (plural)


waħħari

waħħari (feminine singular waħħarija, plural waħħarin)

waħħarija (feminine singular)
waħħarin (plural)


lsien tan-nar

ilsna tan-nar (plural)
ilsien tan-nar (alternative)


qalla'

mt-verb

qalla’ (imperfect jqalla’, past participle mqalla’, verbal noun taqligħ)

qalla’ (canonical)
jqalla’ (imperfect)
mqalla’ (participle past)
taqligħ (noun-from-verb)
qallajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qallajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qalla’ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qallajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qallajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qallgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qallajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qallajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qallgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qallajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qallajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qallgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqalla’ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqalla’ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqalla’ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqallgħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqallgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqallgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqalla’ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqalla’ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqalla’ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqallgħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqallgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqallgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qalla’ (imperative second-person singular)
qallgħu (imperative plural second-person)


qalba

mt-noun

qalba f (plural qlub or qliebi or qalbiet, diminutive qlejba)

qlub (plural)
qliebi (plural)
qalbiet (plural)
qlejba (diminutive)


bil-maqlub

From Arabic بِٱلْمَقْلُوبِ (bi-l-maqlūbi). By surface analysis, b’ + il- + maqlub.

inh

بِٱلْمَقْلُوبِ


qalfat

mt-verb

qalfat (imperfect jqalfat, past participle mqalfat, verbal noun tqalfit)

jqalfat (imperfect)
mqalfat (participle past)
tqalfit (noun-from-verb)
qalfatt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qalfatt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qalfat (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qalfatna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qalfattu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qalftu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qalfatt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qalfatt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qalftet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qalfatna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qalfattu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qalftu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqalfat (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqalfat (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqalfat (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqalftu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqalftu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqalftu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqalfat (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqalfat (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqalfat (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqalftu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqalftu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqalftu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qalfat (imperative second-person singular)
qalftu (imperative plural second-person)

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

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


qalfat

mt-noun

qalfat m (plural qlafat, feminine qalfata)


qastan

From Arabic قَسْطَن (qasṭan), a variant of كَسْتَنَاء (kastanāʔ), from Ancient Greek κάστανα (kástana).


qastni

mt-adjective

qastni (feminine singular qastnija, plural qastnin)

qastnija (feminine singular)
qastnin (plural)


qastanija

a chestnut-coloured filling consisting of honey and flour used in Maltese Christmas ring-cakes


beżżiegħ

mt-adj

beżżiegħ (feminine singular beżżiegħa, plural beżżiegħa or beżżigħin)

beżżiegħa (feminine singular)
beżżiegħa (plural)
beżżigħin (plural)


ħallel

jħallel (imperfect)
ħallilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħallilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħallel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħallilna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħalliltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħallu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħallilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħallilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħallet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħallilna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħalliltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħallu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħallel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħallel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħallel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħallu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħallu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħallu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħallel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħallel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħallel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħallu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħallu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħallu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħallel (imperative second-person singular)
ħallu (imperative plural second-person)


ħallel

mt-verb

ħallel (imperfect jħallel, past participle mħallel, verbal noun taħlil)

jħallel (imperfect)
mħallel (participle past)
taħlil (noun-from-verb)
ħallilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħallilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħallel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħallilna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħalliltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħallu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħallilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħallilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħallet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħallilna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħalliltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħallu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħallel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħallel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħallel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħallu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħallu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħallu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħallel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħallel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħallel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħallu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħallu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħallu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħallel (imperative second-person singular)
ħallu (imperative plural second-person)


ħajjel

jħajjel (imperfect)
ħajjilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħajjilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħajjel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħajjilna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħajjiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħajlu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħajjilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħajjilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħajlet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħajjilna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħajjiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħajlu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħajjel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħajjel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħajjel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħajlu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħajlu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħajlu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħajjel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħajjel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħajjel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħajlu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħajlu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħajlu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħajjel (imperative second-person singular)
ħajlu (imperative plural second-person)


ħal

ħalin (plural)
ħala (feminine)
ħali (first-person singular)
ħalna (first-person singular)
ħalek (second-person singular)
ħalkom (second-person singular)
ħalu (masculine singular third-person)
ħalha (feminine singular third-person)
ħalhom (singular third-person)

Coordinate term: għamm (“paternal uncle”)


għamm

mt-noun

għamm m (plural għemum, feminine għamma)

għemum (plural)
għamma (feminine)
għammi (first-person singular)
għammna (first-person singular)
għammek (second-person singular)
għammkom (second-person singular)
għammu (masculine singular third-person)
għammha (feminine singular third-person)
għammhom (singular third-person)

Coordinate term: ħal (“maternal uncle”)


fiex

From Arabic فِي أَيِّ شَيْء (fī ʔayyi šayʔ, “in what thing”). By surface analysis, f’ + *iex. Compare Moroccan Arabic فاش (fāš).

inh

فِي أَيِّ شَيْء


razzett

Borrowed from Sicilian rizzettu, from Latin receptus. Compare Italian ricetto (“hut, shelter”). Doublet of riċetta.


xejjer

mt-verb

xejjer (imperfect jxejjer, verbal noun tixjir)

jxejjer (imperfect)
tixjir (noun-from-verb)
xejjirt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xejjirt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xejjer (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xejjirna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xejjirtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xejru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xejjirt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xejjirt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xejret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xejjirna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xejjirtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xejru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nxejjer (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxejjer (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jxejjer (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nxejru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxejru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jxejru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nxejjer (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxejjer (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
xxejjer (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nxejru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxejru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jxejru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xejjer (imperative second-person singular)
xejru (imperative plural second-person)

Intensive/frequentative of an obsolete *xar, *jxir, from Arabic أَشارَ (ʔašāra). Compare Moroccan Arabic شير (šayyar).

to wave (sign by moving something back and forth, e.g. one's hand, a flag)


rawwem

rawwem (imperfect jrawwem, past participle mrawwem)

jrawwem (imperfect)
mrawwem (participle past)
rawwimt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rawwimt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
rawwem (masculine perfect singular third-person)
rawwimna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rawwimtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
rawmu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
rawwimt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rawwimt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
rawmet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
rawwimna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rawwimtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
rawmu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nrawwem (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
trawwem (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jrawwem (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nrawmu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
trawmu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jrawmu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nrawwem (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
trawwem (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
trawwem (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nrawmu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
trawmu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jrawmu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
rawwem (imperative second-person singular)
rawmu (imperative plural second-person)


trawwem

trawwem (imperfect jitrawwem, verbal noun trawwim)

jitrawwem (imperfect)
trawwim (noun-from-verb)
trawwimt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
trawwimt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
trawwem (masculine perfect singular third-person)
trawwimna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
trawwimtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
trawmu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
trawwimt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
trawwimt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
trawmet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
trawwimna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
trawwimtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
trawmu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitrawwem (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titrawwem (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitrawwem (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitrawmu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titrawmu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitrawmu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitrawwem (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titrawwem (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titrawwem (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitrawmu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titrawmu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitrawmu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
trawwem (imperative second-person singular)
trawmu (imperative plural second-person)

mediopassive of rawwem:
to acquire proficiency in something


rraxka

rraxka (imperfect jirraxka, past participle rraxkat or raxkat, verbal noun rraxkar or raxkar)

jirraxka (imperfect)
rraxkat (participle past)
raxkat (participle past)
rraxkar (noun-from-verb)
raxkar (noun-from-verb)
rraxkajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rraxkajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
rraxka (masculine perfect singular third-person)
rraxkajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rraxkajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
rraxkaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
rraxkajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rraxkajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
rraxkat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
rraxkajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rraxkajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
rraxkaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nirraxka (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tirraxka (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jirraxka (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nirraxkaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tirraxkaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jirraxkaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nirraxka (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tirraxka (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tirraxka (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nirraxkaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tirraxkaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jirraxkaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
rraxka (imperative second-person singular)
rraxkaw (imperative plural second-person)
irraxka (alternative)


barax

barax (imperfect jobrox, past participle mibrux, verbal noun brix)

jobrox (imperfect)
mibrux (participle past)
brix (noun-from-verb)
braxt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
braxt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
barax (masculine perfect singular third-person)
braxna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
braxtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
barxu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
braxt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
braxt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
barxet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
braxna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
braxtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
barxu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nobrox (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tobrox (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jobrox (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
noborxu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
toborxu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
joborxu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nobrox (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tobrox (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tobrox (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
noborxu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
toborxu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
joborxu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
obrox (imperative second-person singular)
oborxu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic بَشَرَ (bašara) with metathesis.

(figuratively) to win everything easily (in a gamble, for example)


barxa fl-istonku

mt-noun

barxa fl-istonku f (plural barxiet fl-istonku)


nbarax

jinbarax (imperfect)
nbraxt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nbraxt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nbarax (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nbraxna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nbraxtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nbarxu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nbraxt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nbraxt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nbarxet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nbraxna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nbraxtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nbarxu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ninbarax (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinbarax (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jinbarax (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninbarxu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinbarxu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinbarxu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ninbarax (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinbarax (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tinbarax (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninbarxu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinbarxu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinbarxu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
nbarax (imperative second-person singular)
nbarxu (imperative plural second-person)
inbarax (alternative)


kieku

Kieku niġi miegħek.


ferraħ

mt-verb

ferraħ (imperfect jferraħ, past participle mferraħ)

jferraħ (imperfect)
mferraħ (participle past)
ferraħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ferraħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ferraħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ferraħna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ferraħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ferrħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ferraħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ferraħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ferrħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ferraħna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ferraħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ferrħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nferraħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tferraħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jferraħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nferrħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tferrħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jferrħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nferraħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tferraħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tferraħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nferrħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tferrħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jferrħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ferraħ (imperative second-person singular)
ferrħu (imperative plural second-person)


tferraħ

jitferraħ (imperfect)
tferraħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tferraħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tferraħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tferraħna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tferraħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tferrħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tferraħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tferraħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tferrħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tferraħna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tferraħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tferrħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitferraħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titferraħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitferraħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitferrħu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titferrħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitferrħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitferraħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titferraħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titferraħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitferrħu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titferrħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitferrħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tferraħ (imperative second-person singular)
tferrħu (imperative plural second-person)


ferrieħ

mt-adj

ferrieħ (feminine singular ferrieħa, plural ferreħin)

ferrieħa (feminine singular)
ferreħin (plural)

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

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


ferrieħi

ferrieħi (feminine singular ferreħija, plural ferreħin)

ferreħija (feminine singular)
ferreħin (plural)

/fɛrˈrɪː.ħɪ/


minflok

minfloki (first-person singular)
minflokna (first-person plural)
minflokok (second-person singular)
minflokkom (plural second-person)
minfloku (masculine singular third-person)
minflokha (feminine singular third-person)
minflokhom (plural third-person)


ġhież

From Arabic جِهَاز (jihāz). Compare to Tunisian Arabic جْهاز (“bride's wardrobe”).


iddejt

first/second-person singular perfect of idda


iddiet

third-person feminine singular perfect of idda


tiddi

inflection of idda:
second-person singular imperfect

third-person feminine singular imperfect


daħħan

mt-verb

daħħan (imperfect jdaħħan, past participle mdaħħan)

jdaħħan (imperfect)
mdaħħan (participle past)
daħħant (first-person masculine perfect singular)
daħħant (masculine perfect second-person singular)
daħħan (masculine perfect singular third-person)
daħħanna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
daħħantu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
daħħnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
daħħant (feminine first-person perfect singular)
daħħant (feminine perfect second-person singular)
daħħnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
daħħanna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
daħħantu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
daħħnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ndaħħan (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ddaħħan (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jdaħħan (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ndaħħnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ddaħħnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jdaħħnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ndaħħan (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ddaħħan (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ddaħħan (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ndaħħnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ddaħħnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jdaħħnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
daħħan (imperative second-person singular)
daħħnu (imperative plural second-person)


daħħan

mt-adj

daħħan (feminine singular daħħana, plural daħħanin)

daħħana (feminine singular)
daħħanin (plural)


keċner

jkeċner (imperfect)
keċnirt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
keċnirt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
keċner (masculine perfect singular third-person)
keċnirna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
keċnirtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
keċinru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
keċnirt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
keċnirt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
keċinret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
keċnirna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
keċnirtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
keċinru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nkeċner (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tkeċner (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jkeċner (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nkeċinru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tkeċinru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jkeċinru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nkeċner (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tkeċner (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tkeċner (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nkeċinru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tkeċinru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jkeċinru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
keċner (imperative second-person singular)
keċinru (imperative plural second-person)
kaċnar (alternative)


kaċnar

jkaċnar (imperfect)
kaċnart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
kaċnart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
kaċnar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
kaċnarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
kaċnartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
kaċanru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
kaċnart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
kaċnart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
kaċanret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
kaċnarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
kaċnartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
kaċanru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nkaċnar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tkaċnar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jkaċnar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nkaċanru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tkaċanru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jkaċanru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nkaċnar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tkaċnar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tkaċnar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nkaċanru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tkaċanru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jkaċanru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
kaċnar (imperative second-person singular)
kaċanru (imperative plural second-person)


fustani

fustani (feminine singular fustanija, plural fustanija)

fustanija (feminine singular)
fustanija (plural)
wistani (alternative)

From the older wistani, from Arabic وَسْطانِيّ (wasṭāniyy), altered after related fost (“among”), which see. By surface analysis, fost + -ani.


nuħħala

nħaħel (plural)
noħħala (alternative)
naħħala (alternative)

From Arabic نُخَالَة (nuḵāla). Compare Moroccan Arabic نخالة (nuḵḵāla).


nofsi

nofsi (feminine singular nofsija, plural nofsija)

nofsija (feminine singular)
nofsija (plural)
nofsani (alternative)


nofsija

mt-noun

nofsija f (plural nfasi or nfajjes, diminutive nfajsa)

nfasi (plural)
nfajjes (plural)
nfajsa (diminutive)


nofsija

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


pronom mehmuż

mt-noun

pronom mehmuż m (plural pronomi mehmużin)


sebuqa

Borrowed from Sicilian savucu, from Latin sambūcus.


ħabi

verbal noun of ħeba: concealing, secrecy


ħaxxen

mt-verb

ħaxxen (imperfect jħaxxen, past participle mħaxxen)

jħaxxen (imperfect)
mħaxxen (participle past)
ħaxxint (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħaxxint (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħaxxen (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħaxxinna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħaxxintu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħaxxnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħaxxint (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħaxxint (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħaxxnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħaxxinna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħaxxintu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħaxxnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħaxxen (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħaxxen (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħaxxen (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħaxxnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħaxxnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħaxxnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħaxxen (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħaxxen (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħaxxen (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħaxxnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħaxxnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħaxxnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħaxxen (imperative second-person singular)
ħaxxnu (imperative plural second-person)


ħxuna

inh

Arabic خُشُونَة (ḵušūna)


ħxunija

ħxuniti (first-person singular)
ħxunitna (first-person singular)
ħxunitek (second-person singular)
ħxunitkom (second-person singular)
ħxunitu (masculine singular third-person)
ħxunitha (feminine singular third-person)
ħxunithom (singular third-person)


ħesa

mt-verb

ħesa (imperfect jaħsi, past participle moħsi, verbal noun ħasi)

jaħsi (imperfect)
moħsi (participle past)
ħasi (noun-from-verb)
ħsejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħsejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħesa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħsejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħsejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħsew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħsejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħsejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħsiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħsejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħsejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħsew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
naħsi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħsi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jaħsi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
naħsu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jaħsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
naħsi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħsi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
taħsi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
naħsu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jaħsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
aħsi (imperative second-person singular)
aħsu (imperative plural second-person)


ħerba

mt-noun

ħerba f (plural ħereb or ħireb or ħorob or ħrieb or ħriebi, paucal ħerbiet)

ħereb (plural)
ħireb (plural)
ħorob (plural)
ħrieb (plural)
ħriebi (plural)
ħerbiet (paucal)
ħorba (alternative)


ħwiel

jiħwiel (imperfect)
ħwilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħwilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħwiel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħwilna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħwiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħwielu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħwilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħwilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħwielet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħwilna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħwiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħwielu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niħwiel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiħwiel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiħwiel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niħwielu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiħwielu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiħwielu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niħwiel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiħwiel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiħwiel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niħwielu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiħwielu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiħwielu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħwiel (imperative second-person singular)
ħwielu (imperative plural second-person)


ħawli

mt-adj

ħawli (feminine singular ħawlija, plural ħawlin)

ħawlija (feminine singular)
ħawlin (plural)


lagħaq

mt-verb

lagħaq (imperfect jilgħaq, past participle milgħuq, verbal noun lgħaq or lgħiq)

jilgħaq (imperfect)
milgħuq (participle past)
lgħaq (noun-from-verb)
lgħiq (noun-from-verb)
lgħaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
lgħaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
lagħaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
lgħaqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
lgħaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
lagħqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
lgħaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
lgħaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
lagħqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
lgħaqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
lgħaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
lagħqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nilgħaq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tilgħaq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jilgħaq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nilagħqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tilagħqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jilagħqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nilgħaq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tilgħaq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tilgħaq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nilagħqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tilagħqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jilagħqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ilgħaq (imperative second-person singular)
ilagħqu (imperative plural second-person)


lagħaqi

mt-adj

lagħaqi (feminine singular lagħaqija, plural lagħaqin)

lagħaqija (feminine singular)
lagħaqin (plural)

The underlying measure is CaCCâCi, the form being obscured by the fact that għ cannot be geminated. Hence the unusual spelling -agħa- in an open syllable. Compare lagħaba for another example.


ntlagħaq

jintlagħaq (imperfect)
ntlagħaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ntlagħaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ntlagħaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ntlagħaqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ntlagħaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ntlagħqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ntlagħaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ntlagħaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ntlagħqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ntlagħaqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ntlagħaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ntlagħqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nintlagħaq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tintlagħaq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jintlagħaq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nintlagħqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tintlagħqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jintlagħqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nintlagħaq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tintlagħaq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tintlagħaq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nintlagħqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tintlagħqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jintlagħqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ntlagħaq (imperative second-person singular)
ntlagħqu (imperative plural second-person)
intlagħaq (alternative)


lbieba

From Arabic, related to لُبّ (lubb). Compare Moroccan Arabic بابة (bāba).


samm

mt-adjective

samm (feminine singular samma, plural sammi, comparative (obsolete) asamm)

samma (feminine singular)
sammi (plural)
asamm (comparative obsolete)


mus tal-leħja

mt-noun

mus tal-leħja m (plural mwies tal-leħja)


moqbejl

minn + qbejla. Compare Moroccan Arabic من قبيلة (min qbayla).


bajja

Borrowed from Sicilian baia and/or Italian baia, both from Old French baie, of uncertain origin.

bay, bight (roundish recess in the coastline)


għajr

Dan mhu xejn għajr il-bidu.


għajr

għajri (first-person singular)
għajrna (first-person plural)
għajrek (second-person singular)
għajrkom (plural second-person)
għajru (masculine singular third-person)
għajrha (feminine singular third-person)
għajrhom (plural third-person)

Ħobb lil għajrek bħalek innifsek.

(literally, “Love anyone other than yourself like yourself.”)

(in the construct state) someone/anyone else, someone/anyone other than


ddiskuta

mt-verb

ddiskuta (imperfect jiddiskuti, past participle diskuss)

jiddiskuti (imperfect)
diskuss (participle past)
ddiskutejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ddiskutejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ddiskuta (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ddiskutejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ddiskutejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ddiskutew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ddiskutejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ddiskutejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ddiskutiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ddiskutejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ddiskutejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ddiskutew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niddiskuti (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiddiskuti (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiddiskuti (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niddiskutu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiddiskutu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiddiskutu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niddiskuti (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiddiskuti (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiddiskuti (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niddiskutu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiddiskutu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiddiskutu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ddiskuti (imperative second-person singular)
ddiskutu (imperative plural second-person)
iddiskuta (alternative)

Borrowed from Italian discutere, from Latin discutere.


nħabb

jinħabb (imperfect)
nħabbejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nħabbejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nħabb (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nħabbejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nħabbejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nħabbew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nħabbejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nħabbejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nħabbet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nħabbejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nħabbejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nħabbew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ninħabb (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinħabb (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jinħabb (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninħabbu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinħabbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinħabbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ninħabb (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinħabb (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tinħabb (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninħabbu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinħabbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinħabbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
nħabb (imperative second-person singular)
nħabbu (imperative plural second-person)
inħabb (alternative)

mediopassive of ħabb:
to love one another


ħdimt

first/second-person singular perfect of ħadem


ħadmet

third-person feminine singular perfect of ħadem


naħdem

first-person singular imperfect of ħadem


taħdem

inflection of ħadem:
second-person singular imperfect


jaħdem

third-person masculine singular imperfect of ħadem


piż

Borrowed from Sicilian pisu, from Latin pensum.

weight (quality of being more or less heavy)


taqqal

taqqal (imperfect jtaqqal, past participle mtaqqal)

jtaqqal (imperfect)
mtaqqal (participle past)
taqqalt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
taqqalt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
taqqal (masculine perfect singular third-person)
taqqalna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
taqqaltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
taqqlu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
taqqalt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
taqqalt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
taqqlet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
taqqalna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
taqqaltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
taqqlu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ntaqqal (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ttaqqal (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jtaqqal (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ntaqqlu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ttaqqlu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jtaqqlu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ntaqqal (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ttaqqal (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ttaqqal (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ntaqqlu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ttaqqlu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jtaqqlu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
taqqal (imperative second-person singular)
taqqlu (imperative plural second-person)

to increase the weight of, make something heavier

to complicate, make something more difficult


tixbiha

/tɪʒˈbɪː.ħa/

Derived from Arabic تَشْبِيه (tašbīh, “comparing, making similar”).

der

general term for a literary device where something is compared to something else: allegory, analogy, metaphor, parable


nqered

jinqered (imperfect)
nqridt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nqridt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nqered (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nqridna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nqridtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nqerdu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nqridt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nqridt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nqerdet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nqridna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nqridtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nqerdu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ninqered (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinqered (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jinqered (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninqerdu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinqerdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinqerdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ninqered (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinqered (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tinqered (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninqerdu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinqerdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinqerdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
nqered (imperative second-person singular)
nqerdu (imperative plural second-person)
inqered (alternative)
nqired (alternative)

Ħajtek tinqered,
 Titlifha darba għal dejjem...
 Ismagħni ftit, ħabib!

ca. 1995, “Ismagħni ftit, ħabib”, performed by Chiara:

Your life is being destroyed,
 You’re losing it once and for all...
 Listen to me a bit, my friend!

mediopassive of qered:
to be destroyed, to go to ruin

Bid-droga tinqeridx ftit, ftit!
 U ħajtek tħarbathiex, hekk żgħir, żagħżugħ...

Don’t destroy yourself with drugs little by little!
 And don’t ruin your life, this young, a kid...

mediopassive of qered:
to destroy, ruin oneself


żiemel tal-baħar

mt-noun

żiemel tal-baħar m (plural żwiemel tal-baħar)

Alternative form of żiemel il-baħar: sea horse


baqra tal-baħar

baqra tal-baħar f (plural baqar tal-baħar, paucal baqriet tal-baħar)

baqar tal-baħar (plural)
baqriet tal-baħar (paucal)


kelb il-baħar

kelb + il- + baħar, literally “dog of the sea”. Compare North Levantine Arabic كلب البحر (kalb əl-baḥr).


duqqajs

mt-noun

duqqajs m (plural duqqajsiet or duqqajsijiet)

duqqajsiet (plural)
duqqajsijiet (plural)
dojjaqs (alternative)

From Arabic. Compare Arabic دُقْس (duqs, “insect”).


ħarban

mt-adjective

ħarban (feminine singular ħarbana, plural ħarbanin)

ħarbana (feminine singular)
ħarbanin (plural)


ħram

Il-ħelu ħram għalija.

(dated, literary) something forbidden, prohibited, sinful, taboo


dwar

dwari (first-person singular)
dwarna (first-person plural)
dwarek (second-person singular)
dwarkom (plural second-person)
dwaru (masculine singular third-person)
dwarha (feminine singular third-person)
dwarhom (plural third-person)

“Jgħidilhom dwar Doris?!” sploda s-Surmast. “Niftaħlu rasu ktieb! Dan mnejn safejn ixandar l-affarijiet privati tiegħi?! Intom għidtuli li se jitkellem biss dwar il-kotba tiegħu!”


madwar

madwari (first-person singular)
madwarna (first-person plural)
madwarek (second-person singular)
madwarkom (plural second-person)
madwaru (masculine singular third-person)
madwarha (feminine singular third-person)
madwarhom (plural third-person)

Tweġibiet għal dawn il-mistoqsijiet imorru lura għal madwar seklu u nofs (jew aktar) qabel ma seħħew dawn il-ħruxijiet.

2022, Alfred Massa, Il-Ħarba, Horizons, →ISBN, page 5:


dawwar

mt-verb

dawwar (imperfect jdawwar, past participle mdawwar, verbal noun tidwir)

jdawwar (imperfect)
mdawwar (participle past)
tidwir (noun-from-verb)
dawwart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dawwart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
dawwar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
dawwarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dawwartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
dawru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
dawwart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dawwart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
dawret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
dawwarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dawwartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
dawru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ndawwar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ddawwar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jdawwar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ndawru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ddawru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jdawru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ndawwar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ddawwar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ddawwar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ndawru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ddawru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jdawru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
dawwar (imperative second-person singular)
dawru (imperative plural second-person)

to turn round, make round, make into a circle

to surround, encircle, circle, wind around

to succeed in changing someone's opinion


debbel

debbel (imperfect jdebbel, past participle mdebbel, verbal noun tidbil)

jdebbel (imperfect)
mdebbel (participle past)
tidbil (noun-from-verb)
debbilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
debbilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
debbel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
debbilna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
debbiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
debblu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
debbilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
debbilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
debblet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
debbilna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
debbiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
debblu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ndebbel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ddebbel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jdebbel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ndebblu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ddebblu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jdebblu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ndebbel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ddebbel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ddebbel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ndebblu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ddebblu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jdebblu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
debbel (imperative second-person singular)
debblu (imperative plural second-person)


dbiel

jidbiel (imperfect)
dbilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dbilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
dbiel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
dbilna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dbiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
dbielu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
dbilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dbilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
dbielet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
dbilna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dbiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
dbielu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nidbiel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tidbiel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jidbiel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nidbielu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tidbielu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jidbielu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nidbiel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tidbiel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tidbiel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nidbielu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tidbielu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jidbielu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
dbiel (imperative second-person singular)
dbielu (imperative plural second-person)


tidbil

verbal noun of debbel: weakening, withering


tfewwaq

tfewwaq (imperfect jitfewwaq, verbal noun tfewwiq)

jitfewwaq (imperfect)
tfewwiq (noun-from-verb)
tfewwaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tfewwaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tfewwaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tfewwaqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tfewwaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tfewqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tfewwaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tfewwaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tfewqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tfewwaqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tfewwaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tfewqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitfewwaq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titfewwaq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitfewwaq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitfewqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titfewqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitfewqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitfewwaq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titfewwaq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titfewwaq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitfewqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titfewqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitfewqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tfewwaq (imperative second-person singular)
tfewqu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic تَفَوَّقَ (tafawwaqa). Compare Moroccan Arabic تفوق (tfawwaq).


fewwaq

fewwaq (imperfect jfewwaq, verbal noun tifwiq)

jfewwaq (imperfect)
tifwiq (noun-from-verb)
fewwaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fewwaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fewwaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
fewwaqna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fewwaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fewqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
fewwaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fewwaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fewqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
fewwaqna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fewwaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fewqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nfewwaq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tfewwaq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jfewwaq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nfewqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tfewqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jfewqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nfewwaq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tfewwaq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tfewwaq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nfewqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tfewqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jfewqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
fewwaq (imperative second-person singular)
fewqu (imperative plural second-person)


fewweġ

fewweġ (imperfect jfewweġ, past participle mfewweġ, verbal noun tifwiġ)

jfewweġ (imperfect)
mfewweġ (participle past)
tifwiġ (noun-from-verb)
fewwiġt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fewwiġt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fewweġ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
fewwiġna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fewwiġtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fewġu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
fewwiġt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fewwiġt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fewġet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
fewwiġna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fewwiġtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fewġu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nfewweġ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tfewweġ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jfewweġ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nfewġu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tfewġu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jfewġu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nfewweġ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tfewweġ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tfewweġ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nfewġu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tfewġu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jfewġu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
fewweġ (imperative second-person singular)
fewġu (imperative plural second-person)


kefrija

Regarding the obsolete variant probably inherited from Arabic كُفْرِيّة (kufriyya, “blasphemousness, a blasphemy, an act of unbelief”). Alternatively formed from the adjective kiefer, from Arabic كافِر (kāfir), + -ija.


trid

inflection of ried:
second-person singular imperfect

third-person feminine singular imperfect


maqdar

mt-verb

maqdar (imperfect jmaqdar, past participle mmaqdar)

jmaqdar (imperfect)
mmaqdar (participle past)
maqdart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
maqdart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
maqdar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
maqdarna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
maqdartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
maqdru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
maqdart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
maqdart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
maqdret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
maqdarna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
maqdartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
maqdru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
mmaqdar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tmaqdar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jmaqdar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
mmaqdru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tmaqdru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jmaqdru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
mmaqdar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tmaqdar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tmaqdar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
mmaqdru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tmaqdru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jmaqdru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
maqdar (imperative second-person singular)
maqdru (imperative plural second-person)

Perhaps from the Arabic root ق ذ ر (q ḏ r) related to “being filthy, abominable, immoral”. Or perhaps from قَدَّرَ (qaddara) in the sense of “to imply, to call someone something”.


għammex

għammex (imperfect jgħammex, past participle mgħammex)

jgħammex (imperfect)
mgħammex (participle past)
għammixt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għammixt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għammex (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għammixna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għammixtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għammxu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għammixt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għammixt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għammxet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għammixna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għammixtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għammxu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħammex (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħammex (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħammex (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħammxu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħammxu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħammxu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħammex (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħammex (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħammex (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħammxu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħammxu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħammxu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għammex (imperative second-person singular)
għammxu (imperative plural second-person)

Factitive derivation from Arabic عَمِشَ (ʕamiša, “to be bleary- or watery-eyed, to have reduced sight”).

der

to dazzle (blind temporarily through excessive light)


mnalla

Imnalla għajjatlu Fredu u kellu jwaqqaf l-eloġju ta’ nannuh, għax naħseb l-istorja li kien imiss kienet li għandu xi gżira privata.

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


allaħares

Univerbation of Alla + ħares, literally “God is guarding.”.


jimla

third-person masculine singular imperfect of mela


Abdilla

From għabdalla, ultimately from Arabic عَبْد اللّٰه (ʕabd allāh, “servant of God”).

inh

عَبْد اللّٰه


Bugeja

* From the city and port Bejaia in Algeria.
* Possibly also a Maltese form of Sicilian Bug(g)ea, from Ancient Greek βουκαῖος (boukaîos, “cowherd”) (see βουκόλος (boukólos)).
* Also from Italian (Sicilian and Salentine) bbuggia (“poacher's bag”).


Scerri

Borrowed from Sicilian scerri, plural of scerra, variant of sciarra, from Arabic شِرَّة (širra).


Zerafa

From żrafa, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa, “giraffe”).


Mintoff

From mintuf, participle of nitef (“to pluck”).


Teuma

From tewma (“garlic”) or else tewmi (“a twin”).


Agius

/aˤːˈd͡ʒuːs/


Busuttil

From bu + sittin, literally “leader of sixty men”.


Axiak

From obsolete għaxaq (“pleasing”), from Arabic عَاشِق (ʕāšiq).


saħansitra

U ġara li malli għaddew tliet xhur għarrfu lil Ġuda u qalulu: “Tamar, mart ibnek, żniet, u saħansitra tqalet biż-żina tagħha.” U Ġuda weġibhom: “Oħorġuha, u aħarquha.”

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Ġenesi 38:24:

New International Version translation: About three months later Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar is guilty of prostitution, and as a result she is now pregnant.” Judah said, “Bring her out and have her burned to death!”

Fejn se nitilgħu aħna? Ħutna qatgħulna qalbna u qalulna: Hemm poplu kbir u nies itwal minna; bliet kbar u mdawra bi swar għoljin sas-smewwiet; u saħansitra rajna hemmhekk ulied Għanak.

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tad-Dewteronomju 1:28:

New International Version translation: Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt in fear. They say, ‘The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there.’”

U Ġonatan neħħa l-mantar li kellu fuqu, u tah lil David, u tah ukoll l-armatura tiegħu, u saħansitra x-xabla u l-qaws u l-ħżiem li kellu.

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, L-Ewwel Ktieb ta' Samwel 18:4:

New International Version translation: Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, and even his sword, his bow and his belt.


bittija

mt-noun

bittija f (plural btieti, diminutive btejta)

btieti (plural)
btejta (diminutive)
bettija (alternative)


iswed borma

mt-adjective

iswed borma (feminine singular sewda borma, plural suwed borma)

sewda borma (feminine singular)
suwed borma (plural)


abjad silġ

abjad silġ (feminine singular bajda silġ, plural bojod silġ)

bajda silġ (feminine singular)
bojod silġ (plural)


abjad qotna

abjad qotna (feminine singular bajda qotna, plural bojod qotna)

bajda qotna (feminine singular)
bojod qotna (plural)
abjad qoton (alternative)

abjad (“white”) + qotna (“a piece of cotton”)


aħdar bużbież

mt-adjective

aħdar bużbież (feminine singular ħadra bużbież, plural ħodor bużbież)

ħadra bużbież (feminine singular)
ħodor bużbież (plural)
aħdar busbies (alternative)


aħdar ħaxix

aħdar ħaxix (feminine singular ħadra ħaxix, plural ħodor ħaxix)

ħadra ħaxix (feminine singular)
ħodor ħaxix (plural)


aħmar nar

aħmar nar (feminine singular ħamra nar, plural ħomor nar)

ħamra nar (feminine singular)
ħomor nar (plural)


isfar lellux

isfar lellux (feminine singular safra lellux, plural sofor lellux)

safra lellux (feminine singular)
sofor lellux (plural)

isfar (“yellow”) + lellux (“garland chrysanthemum”)


ikħal nir

mt-adjective

ikħal nir (feminine singular kaħla nir, plural koħol nir)

kaħla nir (feminine singular)
koħol nir (plural)


ħelu manna

ħelu manna (feminine singular ħelwa manna, plural ħelwin manna)

ħelwa manna (feminine singular)
ħelwin manna (plural)


ħelu zokkor

ħelu zokkor (feminine singular ħelwa zokkor, plural ħelwin zokkor)

ħelwa zokkor (feminine singular)
ħelwin zokkor (plural)


morr tosku

morr tosku (feminine singular morra tosku, plural morri tosku or morra tosku)

morra tosku (feminine singular)
morri tosku (plural)
morra tosku (plural)


qares ħall

qares ħall (feminine singular qarsa ħall, plural qarsin ħall)

qarsa ħall (feminine singular)
qarsin ħall (plural)


wiesa' baħar

wiesa’ baħar (feminine singular wiesgħa baħar, plural wiesgħa baħar or wesgħin baħar or wisgħin baħar)

wiesa’ baħar (canonical)
wiesgħa baħar (feminine singular)
wiesgħa baħar (plural)
wesgħin baħar (plural)
wisgħin baħar (plural)


wiesa' ħorġ

wiesa’ ħorġ (feminine singular wiesgħa ħorġ, plural wiesgħa ħorġ or wesgħin ħorġ or wisgħin ħorġ)

wiesa’ ħorġ (canonical)
wiesgħa ħorġ (feminine singular)
wiesgħa ħorġ (plural)
wesgħin ħorġ (plural)
wisgħin ħorġ (plural)

/ˌwɪː.sa‿ˈħɔrt͡ʃ/


dejjaq katusa

dejjaq katusa (feminine singular dejqa katusa, plural dejqin katusa or dojoq katusa)

dejqa katusa (feminine singular)
dejqin katusa (plural)
dojoq katusa (plural)


iebes għuda

iebes għuda (feminine singular iebsa għuda, plural ibsin għuda or ebsin għuda)

iebsa għuda (feminine singular)
ibsin għuda (plural)
ebsin għuda (plural)

iebes (“hard/stiff/firm”) + għuda (“piece of hardwood”)


artab ħaxu

mt-adjective

artab ħaxu (feminine singular ratba ħaxu, plural rotob ħaxu)

ratba ħaxu (feminine singular)
rotob ħaxu (plural)

artab (“soft”) + ħaxu (“cheese filling”)


mxarrab għasra

mt-adjective

mxarrab għasra (feminine singular mxarrba għasra, plural mxarrba għasra or mxarrbin għasra)

mxarrba għasra (feminine singular)
mxarrba għasra (plural)
mxarrbin għasra (plural)


niexef qoxqox

niexef qoxqox (feminine singular niexfa qoxqox, plural niexfa qoxqox or nexfin qoxqox)

niexfa qoxqox (feminine singular)
niexfa qoxqox (plural)
nexfin qoxqox (plural)

/ˌnɪː.ʃɛf‿ˈʔɔʃ.ʔɔʃ/


iblah karnival

iblah karnival (feminine singular belha karnival, plural boloh karnival)

belha karnival (feminine singular)
boloh karnival (plural)

iblah (“stupid”) + karnival (“carnival”)