daqs

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

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

cog

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

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


hieni

mt-adjective

hieni (feminine singular hienja, plural henjin or hienja)

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

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


ħenna

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


malajr

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


qiem

mt-verb

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

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

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


xibka

mt-noun

xibka f (plural xbiek or xbieki, diminutive xbejka)

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


ġedded

mt-verb

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

jġedded (imperfect)
mġedded (participle past)
tiġdid (noun-from-verb)
ġeddidt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ġeddidt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ġedded (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ġeddidna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ġeddidtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ġeddu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ġeddidt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ġeddidt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ġeddet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ġeddidna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ġeddidtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ġeddu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nġedded (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ġġedded (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jġedded (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nġeddu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ġġeddu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jġeddu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nġedded (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ġġedded (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ġġedded (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nġeddu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ġġeddu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jġeddu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ġedded (imperative second-person singular)
ġeddu (imperative plural second-person)
ġeddidtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ġeddidtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ġeddidx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ġeddidniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ġeddidtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ġeddux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ġeddidtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ġeddidtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ġedditx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ġeddidniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ġeddidtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ġeddux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nġeddidx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ġġeddidx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jġeddidx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nġeddux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ġġeddux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jġeddux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nġeddidx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ġġeddidx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ġġeddidx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nġeddux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ġġeddux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jġeddux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ġġeddidx (imperative second-person singular)
ġġeddux (imperative plural second-person)

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


tħaddet

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

jitħaddet (imperfect)
mitħaddet (participle past)
taħdit (noun-from-verb)
tħaddit (noun-from-verb)
tħadditt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tħadditt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tħaddet (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tħadditna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tħaddittu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tħaddtu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tħadditt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tħadditt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tħaddtet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tħadditna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tħaddittu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tħaddtu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitħaddet (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titħaddet (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitħaddet (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitħaddtu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
titħaddtu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitħaddtu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitħaddet (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titħaddet (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titħaddet (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitħaddtu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
titħaddtu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitħaddtu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tħaddet (imperative second-person singular)
tħaddtu (imperative plural second-person)
tħaddittx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tħaddittx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tħadditx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tħadditniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tħaddittux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tħaddtux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tħaddittx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tħaddittx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tħaddtitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tħadditniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tħaddittux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tħaddtux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitħadditx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titħadditx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitħadditx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitħaddtux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
titħaddtux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitħaddtux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitħadditx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titħadditx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titħadditx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitħaddtux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
titħaddtux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitħaddtux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
titħadditx (imperative second-person singular)
titħaddtux (imperative plural second-person)
tħadded (alternative)


dagħbien

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

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


għammar

mt-verb

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

jgħammar (imperfect)
mgħammar (participle past)
tagħmir (noun-from-verb)
tgħammir (noun-from-verb)
għammart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għammart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għammar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għammarna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għammartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għammru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għammart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għammart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għammret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għammarna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għammartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għammru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħammar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħammar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħammar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħammru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħammru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħammru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħammar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħammar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħammar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħammru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħammru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħammru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għammar (imperative second-person singular)
għammru (imperative plural second-person)
għammartx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għammartx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għammarx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għammarniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għammartux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għammrux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għammartx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għammartx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għammritx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għammarniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għammartux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għammrux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħammarx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħammarx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħammarx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħammrux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħammrux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħammrux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħammarx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħammarx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħammarx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħammrux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħammrux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħammrux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tgħammarx (imperative second-person singular)
tgħammrux (imperative plural second-person)


xaqq

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

jxoqq (imperfect)
mixquq (participle past)
xaqq (noun-from-verb)
xaqqejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xaqqejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xaqq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xaqqejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
xaqqejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xaqqew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xaqqejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xaqqejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xaqqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xaqqejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
xaqqejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xaqqew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nxoqq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxoqq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jxoqq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nxoqqu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
xxoqqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jxoqqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nxoqq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxoqq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
xxoqq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nxoqqu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
xxoqqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jxoqqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xoqq (imperative second-person singular)
xoqqu (imperative plural second-person)
xaqqejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xaqqejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xaqqx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xaqqejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
xaqqejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xaqqewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xaqqejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xaqqejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xaqqitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xaqqejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
xaqqejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xaqqewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nxoqqx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxoqqx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jxoqqx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nxoqqux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
xxoqqux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jxoqqux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nxoqqx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxoqqx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
xxoqqx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nxoqqux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
xxoqqux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jxoqqux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xxoqqx (imperative second-person singular)
xxoqqux (imperative plural second-person)


xaqq

a split, crack


vanġelu

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

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


evanġelju

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

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


raheb

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


rahba

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


żeher

mt-verb

żeher (imperfect jiżher, verbal noun żhir)

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

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


tniehed

tniehed (imperfect jitniehed, verbal noun tnehid)

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


tnehid

verbal noun of tniehed: sighing; moaning


spirtu

Borrowed from Sicilian spìritu, from Latin spiritus.


nidem

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

jindem (imperfect)
niedem (active participle)
ndiema (noun-from-verb)
nidma (noun-from-verb)
ndimt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ndimt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nidem (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ndimna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ndimtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nidmu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ndimt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ndimt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nidmet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ndimna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ndimtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nidmu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nindem (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tindem (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jindem (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nindmu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tindmu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jindmu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nindem (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tindem (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tindem (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nindmu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tindmu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jindmu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
indem (imperative second-person singular)
indmu (imperative plural second-person)
ndimtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ndimtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ndimniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ndimtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nidmux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ndimtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ndimtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nidmitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ndimniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ndimtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nidmux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nindimx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tindimx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jindimx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nindmux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tindmux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jindmux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nindimx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tindimx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tindimx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nindmux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tindmux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jindmux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tindimx (imperative second-person singular)
tindmux (imperative plural second-person)


berbaq

berbaq (imperfect jberbaq, past participle mberbaq)

jberbaq (imperfect)
mberbaq (participle past)
berbaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
berbaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
berbaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
berbaqna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
berbaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
berbqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
berbaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
berbaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
berbqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
berbaqna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
berbaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
berbqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nberbaq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tberbaq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jberbaq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nberbqu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tberbqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jberbqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nberbaq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tberbaq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tberbaq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nberbqu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tberbqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jberbqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
berbaq (imperative second-person singular)
berbqu (imperative plural second-person)
berbaqtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
berbaqtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
berbaqx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
berbaqniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
berbaqtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
berbqux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
berbaqtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
berbaqtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
berbqitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
berbaqniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
berbaqtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
berbqux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nberbaqx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tberbaqx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jberbaqx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nberbqux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tberbqux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jberbqux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nberbaqx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tberbaqx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tberbaqx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nberbqux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tberbqux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jberbqux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tberbaqx (imperative second-person singular)
tberbqux (imperative plural second-person)

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


'l hawn u 'l hinn

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

LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-'l hawn u 'l hinn.wav

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


mhedded

mt-past participle

mhedded (feminine mhedda, plural mheddin)

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


ma' min rajtek xebbahtek

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

lit

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


bniedem dagħaj ftit idum ħaj

Bniedem dagħaj ftit idum ħaj (canonical)

A blasphemous or foulmouthed person won’t live long.


mixhud

mt-past participle

mixhud (feminine mixhuda, plural mixhuda or mixhudin)

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


aħħar

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

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

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


ewwel

mt-adjective

ewwel (feminine singular (obsolete) ula)

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

This was the first time I was away from Malta.

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


qara'

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

bil-qargħa


qara'

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

From Arabic قَرْع (qarʕ, “pumpkin, gourd”).

qara’ aħmar

qarabagħli ― courgette (literally, “unirrigated gourd”)


qargħa

singulative of qara’: a pumpkin (single fruit)


qargħat

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


megħjun

mt-past participle

megħjun (feminine megħjuna, plural megħjunin)

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


megħjub

megħjub (feminine megħjuba, plural megħjubin)

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

past participle of għeb: disappeared, gone


behem

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


żgur

mt-adjective

żgur (feminine singular żgura, plural żguri)

żgura (feminine singular)
żguri (plural)

Borrowed from Sicilian siguru, from Latin securus.


lema'

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


żbagħt

first/second-person singular perfect of żebagħ


niżbogħ

first-person singular imperfect of żebagħ


tiżbogħ

inflection of żebagħ:
second-person singular imperfect

third-person feminine singular imperfect


jiżbogħ

third-person singular imperfect of żebagħ


iżbogħ

second-person singular imperative of żebagħ


żbajt

first/second-person singular perfect of żeba’


tiżba'

inflection of żeba’:
second-person singular imperfect


jiżba'

third-person masculine singular imperfect of żeba’


iżba'

second-person singular imperative of żeba’


żebgħet

third-person feminine singular perfect of żebagħ

third-person feminine singular perfect of żeba’


tiżbgħu

second-person plural imperfect of żebagħ


jiżbgħu

third-person plural imperfect of żebagħ and żeba’


miżbugħ

mt-past participle

miżbugħ (feminine miżbugħa, plural miżbugħin)

past participle of żebagħ and its variant żeba’


feraħ

mt-verb

feraħ (imperfect jifraħ, verbal noun ferħ)

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


ferħan

mt-adjective

ferħan (feminine singular ferħana, plural ferħanin or ferħana)

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


raġġ

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


meraq

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

inh

juice (any liquid containing organic matter)


dulliegħ

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

watermelon (as a mass or species); several watermelons


dulliegħa

singulative of dulliegħ: a watermelon (single fruit)


bagalja

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


valiġġa

Borrowed from Sicilian valiggia, from Latin valisia.


ward u żahar

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

Married life isn’t always a bed of roses.


innu

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


hekkda

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


xekkel

mt-verb

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

jxekkel (imperfect)
mxekkel (participle past)
tixkil (noun-from-verb)
xekkilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xekkilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xekkel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xekkilna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
xekkiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xekklu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xekkilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xekkilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xekklet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xekkilna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
xekkiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xekklu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nxekkel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxekkel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jxekkel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nxekklu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
xxekklu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jxekklu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nxekkel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxekkel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
xxekkel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nxekklu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
xxekklu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jxekklu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xekkel (imperative second-person singular)
xekklu (imperative plural second-person)
xekkiltx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xekkiltx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xekkilx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xekkilniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
xekkiltux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xekklux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xekkiltx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xekkiltx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xekklitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xekkilniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
xekkiltux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xekklux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nxekkilx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxekkilx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jxekkilx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nxekklux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
xxekklux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jxekklux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nxekkilx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxekkilx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
xxekkilx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nxekklux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
xxekklux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jxekklux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xxekkilx (imperative second-person singular)
xxekklux (imperative plural second-person)

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


xkiel

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


qarraq

mt-verb

qarraq (imperfect jqarraq, past participle mqarraq)

jqarraq (imperfect)
mqarraq (participle past)
qarraqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qarraqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qarraq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qarraqna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
qarraqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qarrqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qarraqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qarraqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qarrqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qarraqna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
qarraqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qarrqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqarraq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqarraq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqarraq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqarrqu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tqarrqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqarrqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqarraq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqarraq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqarraq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqarrqu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tqarrqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqarrqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qarraq (imperative second-person singular)
qarrqu (imperative plural second-person)
qarraqtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qarraqtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qarraqx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qarraqniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
qarraqtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qarrqux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qarraqtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qarraqtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qarrqitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qarraqniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
qarraqtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qarrqux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqarraqx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqarraqx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqarraqx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqarrqux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tqarrqux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqarrqux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqarraqx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqarraqx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqarraqx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqarrqux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tqarrqux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqarrqux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tqarraqx (imperative second-person singular)
tqarrqux (imperative plural second-person)

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


magħmul

mt-past participle

magħmul (feminine magħmula, plural magħmulin)


jagħmel

third-person masculine singular imperfect of għamel


fatar

mt-verb

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

jiftor (imperfect)
miftur (participle past)
ftir (noun-from-verb)
fatar (noun-from-verb)
ftart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ftart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fatar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ftarna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ftartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fatru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ftart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ftart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fatret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ftarna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ftartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fatru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niftor (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiftor (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiftor (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niftru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tiftru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiftru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niftor (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiftor (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiftor (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niftru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tiftru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiftru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
iftor (imperative second-person singular)
iftru (imperative plural second-person)
ftartx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ftartx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fatarx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ftarniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ftartux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fatrux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ftartx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ftartx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fatritx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ftarniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ftartux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fatrux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niftorx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiftorx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiftorx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niftrux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tiftrux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiftrux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niftorx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiftorx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiftorx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niftrux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tiftrux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiftrux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tiftorx (imperative second-person singular)
tiftrux (imperative plural second-person)


fatar

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

joftor (imperfect)
miftur (participle past)
ftir (noun-from-verb)
fatar (noun-from-verb)
ftart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ftart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fatar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ftarna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ftartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fatru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ftart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ftart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fatret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ftarna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ftartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fatru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
noftor (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
toftor (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
joftor (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
noftru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
toftru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
joftru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
noftor (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
toftor (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
toftor (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
noftru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
toftru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
joftru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
oftor (imperative second-person singular)
oftru (imperative plural second-person)
ftartx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ftartx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fatarx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ftarniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ftartux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fatrux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ftartx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ftartx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fatritx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ftarniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ftartux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fatrux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
noftorx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
toftorx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
joftorx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
noftrux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
toftrux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
joftrux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
noftorx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
toftorx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
toftorx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
noftrux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
toftrux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
joftrux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
toftorx (imperative second-person singular)
toftrux (imperative plural second-person)


fatar

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

jiftar (imperfect)
miftur (participle past)
ftir (noun-from-verb)
fatar (noun-from-verb)
ftart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ftart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fatar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ftarna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ftartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fatru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ftart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ftart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fatret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ftarna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ftartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fatru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niftar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiftar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiftar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niftru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tiftru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiftru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niftar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiftar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiftar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niftru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tiftru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiftru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
iftar (imperative second-person singular)
iftru (imperative plural second-person)
ftartx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ftartx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fatarx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ftarniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ftartux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fatrux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ftartx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ftartx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fatritx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ftarniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ftartux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fatrux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niftarx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiftarx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiftarx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niftrux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tiftrux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiftrux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niftarx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiftarx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiftarx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niftrux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tiftrux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiftrux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tiftarx (imperative second-person singular)
tiftrux (imperative plural second-person)


ħamba

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


ħambaq

jħambaq (imperfect)
ħambaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħambaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħambaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħambaqna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ħambaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħambqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħambaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħambaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħambqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħambaqna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ħambaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħambqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħambaq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħambaq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħambaq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħambqu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tħambqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħambqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħambaq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħambaq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħambaq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħambqu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tħambqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħambqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħambaq (imperative second-person singular)
ħambqu (imperative plural second-person)
ħambaqtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħambaqtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħambaqx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħambaqniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ħambaqtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħambqux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħambaqtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħambaqtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħambqitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħambaqniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ħambaqtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħambqux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħambaqx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħambaqx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħambaqx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħambqux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tħambqux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħambqux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħambaqx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħambaqx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħambaqx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħambqux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tħambqux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħambqux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tħambaqx (imperative second-person singular)
tħambqux (imperative plural second-person)

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


waħd

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

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

Kont waħdi.

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

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

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

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

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

Il-fjamma ntfiet waħedha.


jibla'

third-person masculine singular imperfect of bela’


blajt

first/second-person singular perfect of bela’


nibla'

first-person singular imperfect of bela’


belgħet

third-person feminine singular perfect of bela’


tibla'

inflection of bela’:
second-person singular imperfect

third-person feminine singular imperfect


għeleb

mt-verb

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

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


jegħleb

third-person masculine singular imperfect of għeleb


megħlub

mt-past participle

megħlub (feminine megħluba, plural megħlubin)

past participle of għeleb: overcome, defeated


ngħeleb

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

negħleb (except rural; never prefixes i-)

mediopassive of għeleb: to be overcome, defeated


mnut

Borrowed from Sicilian minutu. Doublet of minuta.


tgħal

mt-noun

tgħal m (plural tgħala or tgħul, feminine tgħala)

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


tgħal

mt-verb

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

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


jkun

third-person masculine singular imperfect of kien


għaġen

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

jagħġen (imperfect)
magħġun (participle past)
għaġin (noun-from-verb)
għaġint (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għaġint (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għaġen (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għaġinna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għaġintu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għaġnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għaġint (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għaġint (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għaġnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għaġinna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għaġintu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għaġnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nagħġen (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħġen (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jagħġen (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nagħġnu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tagħġnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jagħġnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nagħġen (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħġen (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tagħġen (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nagħġnu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tagħġnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jagħġnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
agħġen (imperative second-person singular)
agħġnu (imperative plural second-person)
għaġintx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għaġintx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għaġinx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għaġinniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għaġintux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għaġnux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għaġintx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għaġintx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għaġnitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għaġinniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għaġintux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għaġnux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nagħġinx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħġinx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jagħġinx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nagħġnux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tagħġnux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jagħġnux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nagħġinx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħġinx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tagħġinx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nagħġnux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tagħġnux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jagħġnux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tagħġinx (imperative second-person singular)
tagħġnux (imperative plural second-person)

/ˈaˤː.d͡ʒɛn/


ngħaġen

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


magħġun

mt-past participle

magħġun (feminine magħġuna, plural magħġunin)

past participle of għaġen: kneaded, mixed by kneading


jagħġen

third-person singular imperfect of għaġen


jingħaġen

third-person singular imperfect of ngħaġen


pinzell

From older Sicilian *pinzellu (modern pinzeddu).


providenza

providenzi (plural)
provvidenza (alternative)


miblugħ

miblugħ (feminine miblugħa, plural miblugħin)


gozz

gzuz (plural)
gods (alternative archaic)

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


jtir

third-person masculine singular imperfect of tar


mwemmen

mwemmen (feminine mwemmna, plural mwemmnin)


jieqaf

third-person masculine singular imperfect of waqaf


jemmen

third-person masculine singular imperfect of emmen


patrun

mt-noun

patrun m (plural patruni, feminine patruna)


saborra

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

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

der

Arabic صَابُورَة (ṣābūra)

tajjeb għas-saborra


jirbaħ

third-person masculine singular imperfect of rebaħ


jnik

third-person masculine singular imperfect of niek


silika

(inorganic chemistry) silica (silicon dioxide)


kurrat

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


jifred

third-person masculine singular imperfect of fired


wadab

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


espona

mt-verb

espona (imperfect jesponi, past participle espost)

jesponi (imperfect)
espost (participle past)
esponejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
esponejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
espona (masculine perfect singular third-person)
esponejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
esponejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
esponew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
esponejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
esponejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
esponiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
esponejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
esponejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
esponew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nesponi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tesponi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jesponi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nesponu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tesponu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jesponu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nesponi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tesponi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tesponi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nesponu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tesponu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jesponu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
esponi (imperative second-person singular)
esponu (imperative plural second-person)
esponejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
esponejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
esponejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
esponejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
esponewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
esponejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
esponejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
esponietx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
esponejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
esponejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
esponewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nesponix (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tesponix (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jesponix (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nesponux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tesponux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jesponux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nesponix (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tesponix (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tesponix (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nesponux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tesponux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jesponux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tesponix (imperative second-person singular)
tesponux (imperative plural second-person)


summien

summiena (singulative)
summiniet (paucal)

Coturnix coturnix
Coturnix coturnix#Translingual

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


għafrit

għefieret (plural)
għafrid (alternative)

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

“Rajt, ma rajtx”performed by Tony Camilleri:

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


demonju

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


rażżan

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

jrażżan (imperfect)
mrażżan (participle past)
tirżin (noun-from-verb)
trażżin (noun-from-verb)
rażżant (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rażżant (masculine perfect second-person singular)
rażżan (masculine perfect singular third-person)
rażżanna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
rażżantu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
rażżnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
rażżant (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rażżant (feminine perfect second-person singular)
rażżnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
rażżanna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
rażżantu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
rażżnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nrażżan (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
trażżan (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jrażżan (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nrażżnu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
trażżnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jrażżnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nrażżan (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
trażżan (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
trażżan (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nrażżnu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
trażżnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jrażżnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
rażżan (imperative second-person singular)
rażżnu (imperative plural second-person)
rażżantx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rażżantx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
rażżanx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
rażżanniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
rażżantux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
rażżnux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
rażżantx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rażżantx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
rażżnitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
rażżanniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
rażżantux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
rażżnux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nrażżanx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
trażżanx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jrażżanx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nrażżnux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
trażżnux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jrażżnux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nrażżanx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
trażżanx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
trażżanx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nrażżnux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
trażżnux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jrażżnux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
trażżanx (imperative second-person singular)
trażżnux (imperative plural second-person)

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

der

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

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

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

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


ħawwad

mt-verb

ħawwad (imperfect jħawwad, past participle mħawwad)

jħawwad (imperfect)
mħawwad (participle past)
ħawwadt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħawwadt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħawwad (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħawwadna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ħawwadtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħawdu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħawwadt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħawwadt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħawdet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħawwadna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ħawwadtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħawdu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħawwad (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħawwad (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħawwad (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħawdu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tħawdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħawdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħawwad (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħawwad (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħawwad (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħawdu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tħawdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħawdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħawwad (imperative second-person singular)
ħawdu (imperative plural second-person)
ħawwadtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħawwadtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħawwadx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħawwadniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ħawwadtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħawdux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħawwadtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħawwadtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħawditx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħawwadniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ħawwadtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħawdux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħawwadx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħawwadx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħawwadx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħawdux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tħawdux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħawdux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħawwadx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħawwadx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħawwadx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħawdux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tħawdux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħawdux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tħawwadx (imperative second-person singular)
tħawdux (imperative plural second-person)


ħjiel

mt-noun

ħjiel m (plural ħjilijiet or ħjiliet or ħjieli)

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


għefieret

/ɛˤːˈfɪː.rɛt/


naħar

jonħor (imperfect)
nħart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nħart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
naħar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nħarna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
nħartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
naħru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nħart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nħart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
naħret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nħarna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
nħartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
naħru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nonħor (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tonħor (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jonħor (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nonħru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tonħru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jonħru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nonħor (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tonħor (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tonħor (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nonħru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tonħru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jonħru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
onħor (imperative second-person singular)
onħru (imperative plural second-person)
nħartx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nħartx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
naħarx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nħarniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
nħartux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
naħrux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nħartx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nħartx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
naħritx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nħarniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
nħartux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
naħrux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nonħorx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tonħorx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jonħorx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nonħrux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tonħrux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jonħrux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nonħorx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tonħorx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tonħorx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nonħrux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tonħrux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jonħrux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tonħorx (imperative second-person singular)
tonħrux (imperative plural second-person)


felaħ

mt-verb

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

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

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

to be able to afford, endure, or withstand

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


qies

qies (imperfect jqis, past participle meqjus or miqjus)

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

Qis li tmur tajjeb f’dan l-eżami.


qies

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


sserva

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

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

Il-laħam jisserva bil-ħobż u t-tadam.

The meat is served with bread and tomatoes.


miġnun

mt-adjective

miġnun (feminine singular miġnuna, plural mġienen)

miġnuna (feminine singular)
mġienen (plural)

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


kuġin

mt-noun

kuġin m (plural kuġini, feminine kuġina)

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

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

Ingħatat dispensa mill-knisja u żżewġet kuġinuha.

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


kuġina

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

Ingħata dispensa mill-knisja u żżewweġ kuġintu.

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

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

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

female equivalent of kuġin: female cousin


ħafi

mt-adjective

ħafi (feminine singular ħafja, plural ħafjin)

ħafja (feminine singular)
ħafjin (plural)


erħa

mt-noun

erħa f (plural erħiet or erieħ, diminutive erejħa)

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

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


mewwi

mt-adjective

mewwi (feminine singular mewwija, plural mewwijin)

mewwija (feminine singular)
mewwijin (plural)

Possibly the passive participle of Arabic آوَى (ʔāwā).


akaċja tax-xewk żgħir

LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-akaċja tax-xewk żgħir.wav


akaċja

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


gażżija

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


ħannewija

Acanthus mollis
Acanthus mollis#Translingual


tursin il-bir

Adiantum capillus-veneris
Adiantum capillus-veneris#Translingual

maidenhair fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris


għajn is-serduq

small-fruit pheasant's-eye, Adonis microcarpa


sieq il-qattus

rabbit-foot aeluropus, Aeluropus lagopoides


qanċlita perenni

tuberous hawk's-beard (Aetheorhiza bulbosa)


ħaxixa rqiqa ta' kupani

ħaxixa rqiqa ta’ kupani (canonical feminine)


xantkura

inh

شَنْدْكُورَة

Arabic شَنْدْكُورَة (šandkūra)

xantqur (alternative)
xandkur (alternative)

Ajuga reptans
Ajuga reptans#Translingual

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


bastun ta' San Ġuzepp

bastun ta’ San Ġuzepp (canonical masculine)


biżbula tal-ilma tal-werqa dejqa

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

lanceleaf water plantain, Alisma lanceolatum


biżbula tal-ilma

Alisma plantago-aquatica
Alisma plantago-aquatica#Translingual

common water plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica)


tewm salvaġġ

Allium ampeloprasum
Allium ampeloprasum#Translingual


tewm irqiq ta' Malta

tewm irqiq ta’ Malta (canonical masculine)


ċuplajs

From older Sicilian *cipulluzza (modern cipudduzza).


tewm ta' Għawdex

white round-headed garlic, Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. arvense


tewm kaħlani

round-headed garlic, Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. sphaerocephalon


skaner

(computing) scanner (device which scans documents)


tewm tal-qsari

fragrant false garlic, Nothoscordum borbonicum


denb il-ġurdien it-twil

slender meadow foxtail, Alopecurus myosuroides


denb id-dib tal-qsari

Amaranthus blitum
Amaranthus blitum#Translingual


denb id-dib lixx

Amaranthus caudatus
Amaranthus caudatus#Translingual

large-fruit amaranth (Amaranthus deflexus)


denb id-dib vjola kbir

Amaranthus tricolor
Amaranthus tricolor#Translingual


denb id-dib xewwikija

red-root amaranth, Amaranthus retroflexus


denb id-dib ta' tliet kuluri

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


alaternu

Borrowed from Italian alaterno, from Latin alaternus.

Rhamnus alaternus
Rhamnus alaternus#Translingual


alka tas-Salini

Zostera marina
Zostera marina#Translingual


almeridja

common glasswort, Salicornia europaea subsp. europaea


almeridja tal-blat

glaucous glasswort, Arthrocnemum macrostachyum


almeridja arbuxxell tal-blat

LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-almeridja arbuxxell tal-blat.wav

shrubby glasswort (Salicornia fruticosa, syn. Sarcocornia fruticosa)


artiċokk

Helianthus tuberosus
Helianthus tuberosus#Translingual

Jerusalem artichoke, Helianthus tuberosus


xabla

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


stallett

stalletti (plural)
istallett (alternative)

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


xkupa

mt-noun

xkupa f (plural xkupi, diminutive xkupetta)

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

Borrowed from Sicilian scupa, from Latin scopa.


ħela

mt-verb

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

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

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


ħela

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

Alternative forms: ħala, ħola

to become sweet; (figuratively) to become kind


filgħaxija

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

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


filgħaxija

flgħaxija (alternative informal)
fil-għaxija (alternative)


tbatta

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

mediopassive of batta
to be knocked or beaten

mediopassive of batta
to make a knocking sound

mediopassive of batta
to be knocked over, to fall


kaħlani

mt-adjective

kaħlani (feminine singular kaħlanija, plural kaħlanin)

kaħlanija (feminine singular)
kaħlanin (plural)

Derived from ikħal, from Arabic أَكْحَل (ʔakḥal).

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


żejjen

mt-verb

żejjen (imperfect jżejjen, past participle mżejjen)

jżejjen (imperfect)
mżejjen (participle past)
żejjint (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żejjint (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żejjen (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żejjinna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
żejjintu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żejnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żejjint (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żejjint (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żejnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żejjinna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
żejjintu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żejnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nżejjen (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżejjen (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jżejjen (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nżejnu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
żżejnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jżejnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nżejjen (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżejjen (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
żżejjen (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nżejnu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
żżejnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jżejnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
żejjen (imperative second-person singular)
żejnu (imperative plural second-person)
żejjintx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żejjintx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żejjinx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żejjinniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
żejjintux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żejnux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żejjintx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żejjintx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żejnitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żejjinniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
żejjintux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żejnux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nżejjinx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżejjinx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jżejjinx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nżejnux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
żżejnux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jżejnux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nżejjinx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżejjinx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
żżejjinx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nżejnux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
żżejnux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jżejnux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
żżejjinx (imperative second-person singular)
żżejnux (imperative plural second-person)


rdum

mt-noun

rdum m (plural rdumijiet or rdejjem or rdajjem, diminutive rdajjem)

rdumijiet (plural)
rdejjem (plural)
rdajjem (plural)
rdajjem (diminutive)
irdum (alternative also)

From Arabic رُدُوم (rudūm), plural of رَدْم (radm).


jigdbu

third-person masculine singular imperfect of gideb


jiktbu

third-person masculine singular imperfect of kiteb


għajjar

mt-verb

għajjar (imperfect jgħajjar, past participle mgħajjar)

jgħajjar (imperfect)
mgħajjar (participle past)
għajjart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għajjart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għajjar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għajjarna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għajjartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għajru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għajjart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għajjart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għajret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għajjarna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għajjartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għajru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħajjar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħajjar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħajjar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħajru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħajru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħajru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħajjar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħajjar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħajjar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħajru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħajru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħajru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għajjar (imperative second-person singular)
għajru (imperative plural second-person)
għajjartx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għajjartx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għajjarx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għajjarniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għajjartux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għajrux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għajjartx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għajjartx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għajritx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għajjarniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għajjartux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għajrux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħajjarx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħajjarx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħajjarx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħajrux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħajrux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħajrux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħajjarx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħajjarx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħajjarx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħajrux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħajrux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħajrux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tgħajjarx (imperative second-person singular)
tgħajrux (imperative plural second-person)

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


għajb

L-imġiba tiegħu hi għajb għall-familja kollha.

His behaviour is a disgrace for the whole family.

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

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

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


għarras

mt-verb

għarras (imperfect jgħarras, past participle mgħarras)

jgħarras (imperfect)
mgħarras (participle past)
għarrast (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għarrast (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għarras (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għarrasna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għarrastu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għarrsu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għarrast (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għarrast (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għarrset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għarrasna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għarrastu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għarrsu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħarras (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħarras (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħarras (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħarrsu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħarrsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħarrsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħarras (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħarras (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħarras (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħarrsu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħarrsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħarrsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għarras (imperative second-person singular)
għarrsu (imperative plural second-person)
għarrastx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għarrastx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għarrasx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għarrasniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għarrastux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għarrsux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għarrastx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għarrastx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għarrsitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għarrasniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għarrastux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għarrsux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħarrasx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħarrasx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħarrasx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħarrsux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħarrsux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħarrsux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħarrasx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħarrasx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħarrasx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħarrsux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħarrsux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħarrsux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tgħarrasx (imperative second-person singular)
tgħarrsux (imperative plural second-person)
għarres (alternative)

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

cog

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


mgħarras

mt-past participle

mgħarras (feminine mgħarrsa, plural mgħarrsa or mgħarrsin)

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

past participle of għarras: engaged to marry


jgħarras

third-person singular imperfect of għarras


għors

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


għera

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


dija

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

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


għamara

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

Yesterday I went to buy outside furniture for my garden.


mistieden

mistieden (feminine mistiedna, plural mistiedna or mistednin)

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


mistieden

mt-noun

mistieden m (plural mistednin or mistiedna, feminine mistiedna)

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


iżbgħu

second-person plural imperative of żebagħ

second-person plural imperative of żeba’


għeri

mt-adjective

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

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


rieda

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


ftehim

mt-noun

ftehim m (plural ftehimiet or ftehimijiet or ftehimi)

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


tqegħid

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

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

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