jambi

kont nambi (first-person masculine perfect singular)
kont tambi (masculine perfect second-person singular)
kien jambi (masculine perfect singular third-person)
konna nambu (first-person masculine perfect singular)
kontu tambu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
kienu jambu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
kont nambi (feminine first-person perfect singular)
kont tambi (feminine perfect second-person singular)
kienet tambi (feminine perfect singular third-person)
konna nambu (feminine first-person perfect singular)
kontu tambu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
kienu jambu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nambi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tambi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jambi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nambu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tambu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jambu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nambi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tambi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tambi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nambu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tambu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jambu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)

In all likelihood from a contraction of jagħmel bi, from the imperfect tense of Arabic عَمِلَ بِ (ʕamila bi, “to do with”), as in “What are you going to do with that?” Similar contractions compare in jaf (“to know”) and ġab (“to bring”). Another theory derives it from Arabic أَبَّ (ʔabba, “to wish, desire”), but this is less likely both phonetically and semantically.

inh

Dan il-ktieb x’jambuh?

M’għandix x’nambi iktar.

(in certain constructions, always with x’) to need, to use for some purpose


tila

mt-verb

tila (imperfect jitli, past participle mitli, verbal noun tili)

jitli (imperfect)
mitli (participle past)
tili (noun-from-verb)
tlejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tlejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tila (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tlejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tlejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tlew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tlejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tlejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tliet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tlejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tlejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tlew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitli (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titli (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitli (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitlu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titlu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitlu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitli (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titli (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titli (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitlu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titlu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitlu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
itli (imperative second-person singular)
itlu (imperative plural second-person)


poetessa

female equivalent of poet: poetess, female poet


rahan

rahan (imperfect jirhan, past participle mirhun)

jirhan (imperfect)
mirhun (participle past)
rhant (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rhant (masculine perfect second-person singular)
rahan (masculine perfect singular third-person)
rhanna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rhantu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
rahnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
rhant (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rhant (feminine perfect second-person singular)
rahnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
rhanna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rhantu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
rahnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nirhan (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tirhan (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jirhan (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nirhnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tirhnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jirhnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nirhan (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tirhan (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tirhan (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nirhnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tirhnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jirhnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
irhan (imperative second-person singular)
irhnu (imperative plural second-person)


rahan

irhna (plural)
rhun (plural)
rhuna (plural)

pledge, pawn, bail (money or item of value deposited as a security)

ransom (money paid in exchange for the release of a hostage)


ġ

The dot indicates the “softer” of two pronunciations, in this case the affricate /d͡ʒ/ instead of the plosive /ɡ/. Compare ċ and ż.

The seventh letter of the Maltese alphabet, after f.


uman

mt-adjective

uman (feminine singular umana, plural umani)

umana (feminine singular)
umani (plural)

From Italian umano and/or Sicilian umanu, from Latin hūmānus.

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For example, have you ever noticed the perfect bilateral symmetry of a butterfly’s wings, a peacock’s tail, or at least the human face?

(nominalised, fairly rare) human being; man


federalista

mt-noun

federalista m or f by sense (plural federalisti)

Alternative form of federalist: federalist


universalità

universalità f (plural universalitajiet)


abbina

mt-verb

abbina (imperfect jabbina, past participle abbinat, verbal noun abbinar)

jabbina (imperfect)
abbinat (participle past)
abbinar (noun-from-verb)
abbinajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
abbinajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
abbina (masculine perfect singular third-person)
abbinajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
abbinajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
abbinaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
abbinajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
abbinajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
abbinat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
abbinajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
abbinajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
abbinaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nabbina (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tabbina (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jabbina (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nabbinaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tabbinaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jabbinaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nabbina (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tabbina (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tabbina (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nabbinaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tabbinaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jabbinaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
abbina (imperative second-person singular)
abbinaw (imperative plural second-person)


allarma

allarma (imperfect jallarma, past participle allarmat, verbal noun allarmar)

jallarma (imperfect)
allarmat (participle past)
allarmar (noun-from-verb)
allarmajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
allarmajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
allarma (masculine perfect singular third-person)
allarmajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
allarmajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
allarmaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
allarmajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
allarmajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
allarmat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
allarmajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
allarmajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
allarmaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nallarma (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tallarma (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jallarma (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nallarmaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tallarmaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jallarmaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nallarma (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tallarma (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tallarma (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nallarmaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tallarmaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jallarmaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
allarma (imperative second-person singular)
allarmaw (imperative plural second-person)


provvidenza

Alternative form of providenza: providence


ammetta

ammetta (imperfect jammetti, past participle ammess)

jammetti (imperfect)
ammess (participle past)
ammettejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ammettejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ammetta (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ammettejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ammettejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ammettew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ammettejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ammettejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ammettiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ammettejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ammettejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ammettew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nammetti (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tammetti (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jammetti (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nammettu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tammettu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jammettu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nammetti (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tammetti (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tammetti (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nammettu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tammettu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jammettu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ammetti (imperative second-person singular)
ammettu (imperative plural second-person)


emetta

emetta (imperfect jemetti, past participle emess)

jemetti (imperfect)
emess (participle past)
emettejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
emettejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
emetta (masculine perfect singular third-person)
emettejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
emettejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
emettew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
emettejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
emettejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
emettiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
emettejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
emettejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
emettew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nemetti (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
temetti (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jemetti (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nemettu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
temettu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jemettu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nemetti (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
temetti (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
temetti (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nemettu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
temettu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jemettu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
emetti (imperative second-person singular)
emettu (imperative plural second-person)


tili

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


alluda

jalludi (imperfect)
alludejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
alludejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
alluda (masculine perfect singular third-person)
alludejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
alludejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
alludew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
alludejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
alludejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
alludiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
alludejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
alludejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
alludew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nalludi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
talludi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jalludi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nalludu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
talludu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jalludu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nalludi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
talludi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
talludi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nalludu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
talludu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jalludu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
alludi (imperative second-person singular)
alludu (imperative plural second-person)


illuda

mt-verb

illuda (imperfect jilludi, past participle illuż)

jilludi (imperfect)
illuż (participle past)
illudejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
illudejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
illuda (masculine perfect singular third-person)
illudejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
illudejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
illudew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
illudejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
illudejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
illudiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
illudejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
illudejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
illudew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nilludi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tilludi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jilludi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nilludu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tilludu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jilludu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nilludi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tilludi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tilludi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nilludu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tilludu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jilludu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
illudi (imperative second-person singular)
illudu (imperative plural second-person)


annetta

annetta (imperfect jannetti, past participle anness)

jannetti (imperfect)
anness (participle past)
annettejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
annettejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
annetta (masculine perfect singular third-person)
annettejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
annettejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
annettew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
annettejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
annettejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
annettiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
annettejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
annettejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
annettew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nannetti (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tannetti (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jannetti (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nannettu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tannettu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jannettu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nannetti (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tannetti (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tannetti (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nannettu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tannettu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jannettu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
annetti (imperative second-person singular)
annettu (imperative plural second-person)


kera

kera (imperfect tikri, past participle mikri, verbal noun kiri)

tikri (imperfect)
mikri (participle past)
kiri (noun-from-verb)
krejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
krejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
kera (masculine perfect singular third-person)
krejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
krejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
krew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
krejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
krejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
kriet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
krejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
krejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
krew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nikri (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tikri (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jikri (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nikru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tikru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jikru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nikri (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tikri (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tikri (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nikru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tikru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jikru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ikri (imperative second-person singular)
ikru (imperative plural second-person)


kera

From Arabic كِراء (kirāʔ), feminised because of the final -a. Doublet of kiri.


noli

Probably from Italian no lì (literally “no, there”).


twal

twal (imperfect jitwal, past participle mutwal)

jitwal (imperfect)
mutwal (participle past)
twalt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
twalt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
twal (masculine perfect singular third-person)
twalna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
twaltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
twalu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
twalt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
twalt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
twalet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
twalna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
twaltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
twalu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitwal (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titwal (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitwal (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitwalu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titwalu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitwalu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitwal (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titwal (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titwal (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitwalu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titwalu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitwalu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
twal (imperative second-person singular)
twalu (imperative plural second-person)


amalgama

amalgama (imperfect jamalgama, past participle amalgamat, verbal noun amalgamar)

jamalgama (imperfect)
amalgamat (participle past)
amalgamar (noun-from-verb)
amalgamajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
amalgamajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
amalgama (masculine perfect singular third-person)
amalgamajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
amalgamajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
amalgamaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
amalgamajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
amalgamajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
amalgamat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
amalgamajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
amalgamajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
amalgamaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
namalgama (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tamalgama (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jamalgama (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
namalgamaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tamalgamaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jamalgamaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
namalgama (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tamalgama (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tamalgama (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
namalgamaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tamalgamaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jamalgamaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
amalgama (imperative second-person singular)
amalgamaw (imperative plural second-person)


astun

Milvus milvus
Milvus milvus#Translingual


samat

samat (imperfect jismot, past participle mismut)

jismot (imperfect)
mismut (participle past)
smatt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
smatt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
samat (masculine perfect singular third-person)
smatna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
smattu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
samtu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
smatt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
smatt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
samtet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
smatna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
smattu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
samtu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nismot (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tismot (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jismot (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nisomtu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisomtu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jisomtu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nismot (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tismot (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tismot (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nisomtu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisomtu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jisomtu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ismot (imperative second-person singular)
isomtu (imperative plural second-person)


mili

verbal noun of mela
the act of filling, stuffing

verbal noun of mela
flow, the rising of the sea


qattus

mt-noun

qattus m (plural qtates, feminine qattusa, diminutive qtajtes)

qtates (plural)
qattusa (feminine)
qtajtes (diminutive)

Inherited from dialectal Maghrebi Arabic (compare Tunisian Arabic قَطُّوس (qaṭṭūs), Libyan Arabic قَطُّوس (gaṭṭūs)), from a Berber language, probably from Latin cattus (compare Maltese fellus, a Berber word from Latin pullus, though there are apparently Nubian words for cat that might also explain the -s in qattus).

Euphemistic form of qaddis: one's way of thinking


annulla

mt-verb

annulla (imperfect jannulla, past participle annullat, verbal noun annullar)

jannulla (imperfect)
annullat (participle past)
annullar (noun-from-verb)
annullajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
annullajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
annulla (masculine perfect singular third-person)
annullajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
annullajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
annullaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
annullajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
annullajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
annullat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
annullajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
annullajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
annullaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nannulla (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tannulla (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jannulla (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nannullaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tannullaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jannullaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nannulla (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tannulla (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tannulla (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nannullaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tannullaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jannullaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
annulla (imperative second-person singular)
annullaw (imperative plural second-person)


esponi

second-person singular imperative of espona


sfrutta

sfrutta (imperfect jisfrutta, past participle sfruttat, verbal noun sfruttar)

jisfrutta (imperfect)
sfruttat (participle past)
sfruttar (noun-from-verb)
sfruttajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sfruttajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sfrutta (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sfruttajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sfruttajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sfruttaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sfruttajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sfruttajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sfruttat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sfruttajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sfruttajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sfruttaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nisfrutta (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisfrutta (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jisfrutta (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nisfruttaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisfruttaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jisfruttaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nisfrutta (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisfrutta (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tisfrutta (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nisfruttaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisfruttaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jisfruttaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
sfrutta (imperative second-person singular)
sfruttaw (imperative plural second-person)

to make the most of, to take advantage of


estratta

estratta (imperfect jestratta, past participle estrattat, verbal noun estrattar)

jestratta (imperfect)
estrattat (participle past)
estrattar (noun-from-verb)
estrattajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
estrattajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
estratta (masculine perfect singular third-person)
estrattajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
estrattajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
estrattaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
estrattajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
estrattajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
estrattat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
estrattajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
estrattajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
estrattaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nestratta (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
testratta (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jestratta (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nestrattaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
testrattaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jestrattaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nestratta (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
testratta (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
testratta (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nestrattaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
testrattaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jestrattaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
estratta (imperative second-person singular)
estrattaw (imperative plural second-person)


ilsien

post-consonantal and alternative basic form of lsien


esprima

esprima (imperfect jesprimi, past participle espress)

jesprimi (imperfect)
espress (participle past)
esprimejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
esprimejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
esprima (masculine perfect singular third-person)
esprimejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
esprimejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
esprimew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
esprimejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
esprimejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
esprimiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
esprimejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
esprimejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
esprimew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nesprimi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tesprimi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jesprimi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nesprimu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tesprimu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jesprimu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nesprimi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tesprimi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tesprimi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nesprimu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tesprimu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jesprimu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
esprimi (imperative second-person singular)
esprimu (imperative plural second-person)


onora

onora (imperfect jonora, past participle onorat)

jonora (imperfect)
onorat (participle past)
onorajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
onorajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
onora (masculine perfect singular third-person)
onorajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
onorajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
onoraw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
onorajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
onorajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
onorat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
onorajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
onorajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
onoraw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nonora (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tonora (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jonora (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nonoraw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tonoraw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jonoraw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nonora (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tonora (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tonora (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nonoraw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tonoraw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jonoraw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
onora (imperative second-person singular)
onoraw (imperative plural second-person)
unura (alternative)

Borrowed from Italian onorare, from Latin honorare.


ħaxix

ħaxixa (singulative)
ħxejjex (plural)
ħaxixiet (paucal)

inh

Arabic حَشِيش (ḥašīš)

Jista’ joħroġ ukoll il-fwieħa tal-ħaxix aħdar.

It can bring out the fragrance of green grass.

Fis-sajf il-għolja
libset il-libsa skura
tal-ħaxix niexef.

Anton Buttigieg, “Ħajku 236”, in Il-Muża bil-Kimono:

In summer the hill
put on the brown frock
of the fried grass.

Il-ġlata ta’ mal-lejl thedded b’mod partikolari il-kultivazzjoni tas-siġar tal-frott, tal-frott żgħir u l-ħaxix.

Night frost is a particular danger for fruit trees, berries and for vegetables.


addebita

mt-verb

addebita (imperfect jaddebita, past participle addebitat, verbal noun addebitar)

jaddebita (imperfect)
addebitat (participle past)
addebitar (noun-from-verb)
addebitajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
addebitajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
addebita (masculine perfect singular third-person)
addebitajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
addebitajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
addebitaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
addebitajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
addebitajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
addebitat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
addebitajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
addebitajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
addebitaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
naddebita (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taddebita (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jaddebita (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
naddebitaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taddebitaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jaddebitaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
naddebita (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taddebita (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
taddebita (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
naddebitaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taddebitaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jaddebitaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
addebita (imperative second-person singular)
addebitaw (imperative plural second-person)

Alternative form of ddebita: to debit, to charge


ġemel

mt-noun

ġemel m (plural iġmla or ġmula, feminine ġemla)

iġmla (plural)
ġmula (plural)
ġemla (feminine)


mejda

mejda f (plural mwejjed or mejdiet, diminutive mwejda or (Gozo) mejdina)

mwejjed (plural)
mejdiet (plural)
mwejda (diminutive)
mejdina (diminutive)


papoċċa

papoċċi (plural)
papuċa (alternative)
papuċ (alternative)
papux (alternative)

Borrowed from Sicilian papoccia, from Ottoman Turkish پاپوش (papuş), from Persian پاپوش (pâ-puš).


qawsalla

qawsalla f (plural qawsalel or qawsalli)

Univerbation of qaws Alla, literally “bow of God”, from Arabic قَوْس الله (qaws allāh, “bow of God”), pious alteration of قَوْس قُزَح (qaws quzaḥ), which was named after a pre-Islamic deity, but continues to be the predominant form in Arabic.


torri

Borrowed from Sicilian turri and/or Italian torre, from Latin turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis).


papra

From Sicilian papira and/or Italian papera, both “gosling” (sometimes also “duckling”).


baħri

mt-noun

baħri m (plural baħrin, feminine baħrija)

From Arabic بَحْرِيّ (baḥriyy). By surface analysis, baħar + -i.


baħri

mt-adjective

baħri (feminine singular baħrija, plural baħrin)

baħrija (feminine singular)
baħrin (plural)


deni

From Arabic دَنِيء (danīʔ, “bad, evil, contemptible” and “weak, unable to partake of food”).

inh

U mbagħad qalilhom: “Le, ħuti, tagħmlux id-deni.

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Ġenesi 19:7:

New International Version translation: and said, “No, my friends. Don’t do this wicked thing.

U s-sultan ta’ Iżrael qal lil Ġosafat: “Ma għedtlikx jien, li mhux se jħabbarli r-riżq imma d-deni?”

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, L-Ewwel Ktieb tas-Slaten 22:18:

New International Version translation: The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, but only bad?”

Oqgħod attent li ma tonqosx li tagħmel dan. Għaliex għandu jibqa’ jikber id-deni, u jkun imżeblaħ is-sultan?”

c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb ta' Esdra 4:22:

New International Version translation: Be careful not to neglect this matter. Why let this threat grow, to the detriment of the royal interests?


attenda

jattendi (imperfect)
attendejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
attendejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
attenda (masculine perfect singular third-person)
attendejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
attendejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
attendew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
attendejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
attendejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
attendiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
attendejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
attendejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
attendew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nattendi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tattendi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jattendi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nattendu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tattendu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jattendu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nattendi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tattendi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tattendi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nattendu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tattendu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jattendu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
attendi (imperative second-person singular)
attendu (imperative plural second-person)

“IMMA … mhux se teħlisha ħafif għal li għamilt, Amina. Ma nistax nibqa’ nwissik biss u int tibqa’ tagħmel ta’ rasek. Dawn il-jumejn, illum u għada, se tqattagħhom f’kamra waħdek, f’dan is-sular. Mhux se tattendi lezzjonijiet —”


fens

mt-noun

fens m (plural fensiet or fensijiet or fniesi)

fensiet (plural)
fensijiet (plural)
fniesi (plural)


passiv

mt-adj

passiv (feminine singular passiva, plural passivi)

passiva (feminine singular)
passivi (plural)


farfett

Probably inherited from dialectal Arabic; compare especially Tunisian Arabic فرططو/فرفطو (farṭaṭṭu/farfaṭṭu), Moroccan Arabic فرططو (farṭuṭṭu, “butterfly”), but also Moroccan Arabic فرطوط (farṭūṭ, “moth”) etc. Eventually from Berber; compare Kabyle aferṭeṭṭu. The second -f- might be due to influence by Italian farfalla, which is either unrelated or itself from the Arabic (see the entry).

cog

Ta’ ferħ u serħ imlietni, u bħall-għasafar
u l-friefet jien għamilt: minn fjur għal fjur
ħsiebi tar bħal farfett, taħt siġra kbira
qalbi fesdqet il-għana bħal għasfur.

1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Fil-Ġnien”, in Fl-Arena:


xagħar

xagħra (singulative)
xagħriet (paucal)
xagħri (first-person singular)
xagħarna (first-person singular)
xagħrek (second-person singular)
xagħarkom (second-person singular)
xagħru (masculine singular third-person)
xagħarha (feminine singular third-person)
xagħarhom (singular third-person)

Għandu xagħru iswed.

He has black hair. (literally, “He has his hair black.”)

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:


żiemel

mt-noun

żiemel m (plural żwiemel, feminine debba, diminutive żwejmel)

żwiemel (plural)
debba (feminine)
żwejmel (diminutive)

From Arabic زَامِل (zāmil, “horse or wild ass”), related to زَامِلَة (zāmila, “(she-)camel used to carrying something”).

inh

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:


mnieħer

mt-noun

mnieħer m (plural (rare ad-hoc formations) mneħrijiet or mniħrijiet)

mneħrijiet (plural rare)
mniħrijiet (plural)
mnieħri (first-person singular)
mneħirna (first-person singular)
mniħirna (first-person singular)
mnieħrek (second-person singular)
mneħirkom (second-person singular)
mniħirkom (second-person singular)
mnieħru (masculine singular third-person)
mneħirha (feminine singular third-person)
mniħirha (feminine singular third-person)
mneħirhom (singular third-person)
mniħirhom (singular third-person)
imnieħer (alternative)

From Arabic مَناخِير (manāḵīr), plural of مِنْخار (minḵār, “nostril”), whence Maltese minħar. Arabic dialects have widely lost the word أَنْف (ʔanf, “nose”) and replaced it with this word (either the plural as in Maltese, or the singular).


daqna

beard as an object of shaving; facial hair; stubbles


qaqoċċ

qaqoċċa (singulative)
qaqoċċiet (paucal)

Borrowed from Sicilian *cacoccia, older variant of cacòcciula, which see. Ultimately from Arabic خَرْشُوف (ḵaršūf).

der

Arabic خَرْشُوف (ḵaršūf)


ktieb

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

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


masturbat

mt-past participle

masturbat (feminine masturbata, plural masturbati)

masturbata (feminine)
masturbati (plural)


urta

mt-verb

urta (imperfect jurta, past participle urtat, verbal noun urtar)

jurta (imperfect)
urtat (participle past)
urtar (noun-from-verb)
urtajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
urtajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
urta (masculine perfect singular third-person)
urtajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
urtajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
urtaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
urtajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
urtajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
urtat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
urtajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
urtajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
urtaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nurta (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
turta (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jurta (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nurtaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
turtaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jurtaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nurta (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
turta (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
turta (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nurtaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
turtaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jurtaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
urta (imperative second-person singular)
urtaw (imperative plural second-person)


mazza

Borrowed from Italian mazza and/or Sicilian mazza, from Vulgar Latin *mattea.


tieni

inh

Arabic ثَانِي (ṯānī)

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


tieni

Arabic ثَانِي (ṯānī)


fost

fosti (first-person singular)
fostna (first-person plural)
fostok (second-person singular)
fostkom (plural second-person)
fostu (masculine singular third-person)
fostha (feminine singular third-person)
fosthom (plural third-person)

From f’ + wast (now obsolete), from Arabic فِي وَسْط (fī wasṭ, “in middle [of]”).

Sadattant, mal-medda tas-snin dan l-antagoniżmu anti-Semitiku baqa’ dejjem jiżdied, anki fost il-Ġermaniżi.

2022, Alfred Massa, Il-Ħarba, Horizons, →ISBN, page 6:


fenek

mt-noun

fenek m (plural fniek, paucal fenkiet, feminine fenka)

fniek (plural)
fenkiet (paucal)
fenka (feminine)

From Arabic فَنَك (fanak, “fennec fox”).

Għalliema fl-istat Amerikan ta’ Idaho qed taffaċja l-possibilta’ ta’ azzjoni dixxiplinarja wara li qatlet fenek fil-klassi quddiem l-istudenti sekondarji.

2014 November 16, “Toqtol fenek quddiem klassi sħiħa”, in NETnews.com.mt, archived from the original on 2020-11-01:

A teacher in the American state of Idaho is facing the possibility of disciplinary action after she killed a rabbit in class in front of high school students.


liebru

liebru m (plural liebri, feminine liebra, diminutive lebrot or leprot)

liebri (plural)
liebra (feminine)
lebrot (diminutive)
leprot (diminutive)
liepru (alternative)


solva

mt-verb

solva (imperfect jsolvi, past participle solvut)

jsolvi (imperfect)
solvut (participle past)
solvejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
solvejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
solva (masculine perfect singular third-person)
solvejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
solvejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
solvew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
solvejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
solvejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
solviet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
solvejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
solvejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
solvew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsolvi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssolvi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsolvi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsolvu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssolvu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsolvu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsolvi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssolvi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssolvi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsolvu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssolvu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsolvu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
solvi (imperative second-person singular)
solvu (imperative plural second-person)


assolva

assolva (imperfect jassolvi, past participle assolt)

jassolvi (imperfect)
assolt (participle past)
assolvejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
assolvejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
assolva (masculine perfect singular third-person)
assolvejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
assolvejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
assolvew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
assolvejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
assolvejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
assolviet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
assolvejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
assolvejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
assolvew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nassolvi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tassolvi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jassolvi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nassolvu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tassolvu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jassolvu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nassolvi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tassolvi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tassolvi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nassolvu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tassolvu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jassolvu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
assolvi (imperative second-person singular)
assolvu (imperative plural second-person)


assuma

assuma (imperfect jassumi, past participle assunt)

jassumi (imperfect)
assunt (participle past)
assumejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
assumejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
assuma (masculine perfect singular third-person)
assumejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
assumejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
assumew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
assumejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
assumejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
assumiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
assumejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
assumejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
assumew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nassumi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tassumi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jassumi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nassumu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tassumu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jassumu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nassumi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tassumi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tassumi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nassumu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tassumu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jassumu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
assumi (imperative second-person singular)
assumu (imperative plural second-person)


ors

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *orssos
Latin ursus
Italian orsobor.
Maltese ors
Borrowed from Italian orso and/or Sicilian ursu, both from Latin ursus. The Maltese o- may point to Italian origin, but can also be explained through a native development.


offra

mt-verb

offra (imperfect joffri, past participle offrut or offert)

joffri (imperfect)
offrut (participle past)
offert (participle past)
offrejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
offrejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
offra (masculine perfect singular third-person)
offrejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
offrejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
offrew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
offrejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
offrejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
offriet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
offrejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
offrejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
offrew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
noffri (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
toffri (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
joffri (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
noffru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
toffru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
joffru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
noffri (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
toffri (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
toffri (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
noffru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
toffru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
joffru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
offri (imperative second-person singular)
offru (imperative plural second-person)

Borrowed from Sicilian uffriri (conjugated offri) and/or Italian offrire, both from Latin offerre.

Ma nista’ noffrilek xejn għajr tazza te.


tribù

Borrowed from Italian tribù, from Latin tribus.


stalla

From older Sicilian *stalla (now stadda) and/or Italian stalla, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stallaz.

stable, sty, barn (building where animals are kept)


stalla

stalla (imperfect jistalla, past participle stallat, verbal noun stallar)

jistalla (imperfect)
stallat (participle past)
stallar (noun-from-verb)
stallajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stallajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
stalla (masculine perfect singular third-person)
stallajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stallajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
stallaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
stallajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stallajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
stallat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
stallajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stallajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
stallaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nistalla (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistalla (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jistalla (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nistallaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistallaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jistallaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nistalla (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistalla (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tistalla (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nistallaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistallaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jistallaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
stalla (imperative second-person singular)
stallaw (imperative plural second-person)


aggressiv

mt-adjective

aggressiv (feminine singular aggressiva, plural aggressivi)

aggressiva (feminine singular)
aggressivi (plural)


sultani

sultani (feminine singular sultanija, plural sultanin)

sultanija (feminine singular)
sultanin (plural)

From Arabic سُلْطَانِيّ (sulṭāniyy). By surface analysis, sultan + -i.


Danimarka

Denmark (a country in Europe, the metropole of the sovereign nation of the same name)


issa

Contraction of is-siegħa (“[at] the hour”), from Arabic اَلسّاعة (as-sāʕa). Compare Iraqi Arabic هسا (hassa, “now”), Egyptian Arabic لسا (lissa, “still”).

Jien, li fl-imħabba kelli biss sensiela twila ta’ diżappunti; jien li kont bdejt nemmen li qatt mhu se nsib lil min iħobbni, issa kont ħassejt li f’salt wieħed seħħ miraklu. Kont skirt bl-imħabba.


alterna

mt-verb

alterna (imperfect jalterna, past participle alternat, verbal noun alternar)

jalterna (imperfect)
alternat (participle past)
alternar (noun-from-verb)
alternajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
alternajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
alterna (masculine perfect singular third-person)
alternajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
alternajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
alternaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
alternajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
alternajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
alternat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
alternajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
alternajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
alternaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nalterna (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
talterna (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jalterna (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nalternaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
talternaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jalternaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nalterna (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
talterna (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
talterna (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nalternaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
talternaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jalternaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
alterna (imperative second-person singular)
alternaw (imperative plural second-person)


dipendenza

Alternative form of dependenza: dependence


itki

second-person singular imperative of itka


bena

bena (imperfect jibni, past participle mibni)

jibni (imperfect)
mibni (participle past)
bnejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
bnejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
bena (masculine perfect singular third-person)
bnejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
bnejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
bnew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
bnejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
bnejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
bniet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
bnejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
bnejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
bnew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nibni (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tibni (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jibni (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nibnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tibnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jibnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nibni (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tibni (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tibni (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nibnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tibnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jibnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ibni (imperative second-person singular)
ibnu (imperative plural second-person)

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


investa

investa (imperfect jinvesta, past participle investit, verbal noun investir)

jinvesta (imperfect)
investit (participle past)
investir (noun-from-verb)
investajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
investajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
investa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
investajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
investajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
investaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
investajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
investajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
investat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
investajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
investajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
investaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ninvesta (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinvesta (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jinvesta (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninvestaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinvestaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinvestaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ninvesta (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinvesta (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tinvesta (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninvestaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinvestaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinvestaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
investa (imperative second-person singular)
investaw (imperative plural second-person)

(finance) to invest (to spend money, time, or energy on something)

to collide, crash (into), run over (in a car, etc.)

to invest (to formally give power or authority to someone)


indirizza

indirizza (imperfect jindirizza, past participle indirizzat, verbal noun indirizzar)

jindirizza (imperfect)
indirizzat (participle past)
indirizzar (noun-from-verb)
indirizzajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
indirizzajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
indirizza (masculine perfect singular third-person)
indirizzajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
indirizzajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
indirizzaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
indirizzajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
indirizzajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
indirizzat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
indirizzajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
indirizzajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
indirizzaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nindirizza (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tindirizza (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jindirizza (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nindirizzaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tindirizzaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jindirizzaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nindirizza (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tindirizza (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tindirizza (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nindirizzaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tindirizzaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jindirizzaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
indirizza (imperative second-person singular)
indirizzaw (imperative plural second-person)


stimula

stimula (imperfect jistimula, past participle stimulat)

jistimula (imperfect)
stimulat (participle past)
stimulajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stimulajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
stimula (masculine perfect singular third-person)
stimulajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stimulajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
stimulaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
stimulajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stimulajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
stimulat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
stimulajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stimulajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
stimulaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nistimula (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistimula (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jistimula (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nistimulaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistimulaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jistimulaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nistimula (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistimula (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tistimula (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nistimulaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistimulaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jistimulaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
stimula (imperative second-person singular)
stimulaw (imperative plural second-person)


frikativ

mt-adjective

frikativ (feminine singular frikativa, plural frikativi)

frikativa (feminine singular)
frikativi (plural)


Indri

Borrowed from Sicilian Andrìa, from Latin Andreas, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). It being an early borrowing, the initial vowel underwent regular imala. Otherwise one would expect Indrija. It may be conjectured that the -a was deleted in order to avoid the feminine-sounding ending and the stress then shifted to the first syllable according to the stress system of older Maltese.

(also biblical) a male given name from Sicilian [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Andrew


Nikola

Borrowed from Sicilian Nicola and/or Italian Nicola, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νῑκόλᾱος (Nīkólāos).

Niklaw (alternative)
Niklusi (alternative)
Nikol (alternative)
Kola (alternative)
Nikajli (alternative)

a male given name from Sicilian [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Nicholas


Afgan

Afgan (feminine singular Afgana, plural Afgani)

Afgana (feminine singular)
Afgani (plural)


Afgan

mt-noun

Afgan m (plural Afgani, feminine Afgana)


mezz

Borrowed from Italian mezzo, from Latin medius.


fidi

Borrowed from Sicilian fidi, from Latin fidem.


fidi

verbal noun of feda: the act of redeeming, delivering


simetrija

Pereżempju qatt innutajtu s-simetrija bilaterali perfetta tal-ġwienaħ ta’ farfett, tad-denb ta’ pagun, jew għall-inqas tal-wiċċ uman?


sfida

mt-verb

sfida (imperfect jisfida, past participle sfidat, verbal noun sfidar)

jisfida (imperfect)
sfidat (participle past)
sfidar (noun-from-verb)
sfidajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sfidajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sfida (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sfidajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sfidajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sfidaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sfidajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sfidajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sfidat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sfidajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sfidajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sfidaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nisfida (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisfida (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jisfida (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nisfidaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisfidaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jisfidaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nisfida (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisfida (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tisfida (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nisfidaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisfidaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jisfidaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
sfida (imperative second-person singular)
sfidaw (imperative plural second-person)


attira

jattira (imperfect)
attirajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
attirajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
attira (masculine perfect singular third-person)
attirajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
attirajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
attiraw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
attirajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
attirajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
attirat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
attirajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
attirajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
attiraw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nattira (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tattira (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jattira (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nattiraw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tattiraw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jattiraw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nattira (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tattira (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tattira (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nattiraw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tattiraw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jattiraw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
attira (imperative second-person singular)
attiraw (imperative plural second-person)


sfila

sfila (imperfect jisfila, past participle sfilat, verbal noun sfilar)

jisfila (imperfect)
sfilat (participle past)
sfilar (noun-from-verb)
sfilajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sfilajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sfila (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sfilajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sfilajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sfilaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sfilajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sfilajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sfilat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sfilajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sfilajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sfilaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nisfila (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisfila (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jisfila (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nisfilaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisfilaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jisfilaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nisfila (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisfila (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tisfila (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nisfilaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisfilaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jisfilaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
sfila (imperative second-person singular)
sfilaw (imperative plural second-person)


lampun

lampuna (singulative)
lampuni (plural)
lampunijiet (paucal)


stupra

stupra (imperfect jistupra, past participle stuprat, verbal noun stuprar)

jistupra (imperfect)
stuprat (participle past)
stuprar (noun-from-verb)
stuprajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stuprajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
stupra (masculine perfect singular third-person)
stuprajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stuprajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
stupraw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
stuprajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stuprajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
stuprat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
stuprajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stuprajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
stupraw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nistupra (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistupra (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jistupra (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nistupraw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistupraw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jistupraw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nistupra (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistupra (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tistupra (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nistupraw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistupraw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jistupraw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
stupra (imperative second-person singular)
stupraw (imperative plural second-person)

Borrowed from Italian stuprare, from Latin stuprare.


turkin

mt-noun

turkin m (plural turkini, feminine turkina)

Possibly Maltese rendering of English Turkies, archaic form of turquoise, from Middle French turquoise, from Old French (pierre) turquoise (“Turkish (stone)”), from turc + -ois.


turkin

turkin:


approfitta

mt-verb

approfitta (imperfect japprofitta, past participle approfittat, verbal noun approfittar)

japprofitta (imperfect)
approfittat (participle past)
approfittar (noun-from-verb)
approfittajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
approfittajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
approfitta (masculine perfect singular third-person)
approfittajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
approfittajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
approfittaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
approfittajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
approfittajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
approfittat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
approfittajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
approfittajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
approfittaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
napprofitta (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tapprofitta (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
japprofitta (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
napprofittaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tapprofittaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
japprofittaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
napprofitta (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tapprofitta (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tapprofitta (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
napprofittaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tapprofittaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
japprofittaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
approfitta (imperative second-person singular)
approfittaw (imperative plural second-person)


avvelena

avvelena (imperfect javvelena, past participle avvelenat)

javvelena (imperfect)
avvelenat (participle past)
avvelenajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
avvelenajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
avvelena (masculine perfect singular third-person)
avvelenajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
avvelenajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
avvelenaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
avvelenajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
avvelenajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
avvelenat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
avvelenajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
avvelenajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
avvelenaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
navvelena (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tavvelena (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
javvelena (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
navvelenaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tavvelenaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
javvelenaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
navvelena (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tavvelena (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tavvelena (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
navvelenaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tavvelenaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
javvelenaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
avvelena (imperative second-person singular)
avvelenaw (imperative plural second-person)


azzarda

azzarda (imperfect jazzarda, past participle azzardat, verbal noun azzardar)

jazzarda (imperfect)
azzardat (participle past)
azzardar (noun-from-verb)
azzardajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
azzardajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
azzarda (masculine perfect singular third-person)
azzardajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
azzardajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
azzardaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
azzardajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
azzardajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
azzardat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
azzardajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
azzardajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
azzardaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nazzarda (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tazzarda (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jazzarda (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nazzardaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tazzardaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jazzardaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nazzarda (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tazzarda (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tazzarda (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nazzardaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tazzardaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jazzardaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
azzarda (imperative second-person singular)
azzardaw (imperative plural second-person)
ażżarda (alternative)


abbozza

abbozza (imperfect jabbozza, past participle abbozzat, verbal noun abbozzar or abbuzzar)

jabbozza (imperfect)
abbozzat (participle past)
abbozzar (noun-from-verb)
abbuzzar (noun-from-verb)
abbozzajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
abbozzajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
abbozza (masculine perfect singular third-person)
abbozzajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
abbozzajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
abbozzaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
abbozzajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
abbozzajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
abbozzat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
abbozzajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
abbozzajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
abbozzaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nabbozza (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tabbozza (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jabbozza (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nabbozzaw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tabbozzaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jabbozzaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nabbozza (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tabbozza (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tabbozza (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nabbozzaw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tabbozzaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jabbozzaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
abbozza (imperative second-person singular)
abbozzaw (imperative plural second-person)


repressiv

mt-adjective

repressiv (feminine singular repressiva, plural repressivi)

repressiva (feminine singular)
repressivi (plural)


fratellanza

brotherhood (an association of any purpose, a fraternity)


tanbur

mt-noun

tanbur m (plural tnabar, diminutive tnajbar)


infiltra

mt-verb

infiltra (imperfect jinfiltra, past participle infiltrat, verbal noun infiltrar)

jinfiltra (imperfect)
infiltrat (participle past)
infiltrar (noun-from-verb)
infiltrajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
infiltrajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
infiltra (masculine perfect singular third-person)
infiltrajna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
infiltrajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
infiltraw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
infiltrajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
infiltrajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
infiltrat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
infiltrajna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
infiltrajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
infiltraw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ninfiltra (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinfiltra (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jinfiltra (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninfiltraw (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinfiltraw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinfiltraw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ninfiltra (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinfiltra (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tinfiltra (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninfiltraw (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinfiltraw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinfiltraw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
infiltra (imperative second-person singular)
infiltraw (imperative plural second-person)


mannara

From Sicilian mannara (“axe, large knife”), from Latin manuārius. Compare Italian mannaia.

Nara wiċċek, ninsa d-dinja. Isbaħ minnek ma rajt qatt.
 Nagħmel rasi taħt mannara, jekk narak f’idejn xi ħadd.

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

When I see your face, I forget the world. I’ve never seen anything more beautiful than you.
 I’d put my head under an axe if I should see you in someone else’s arms.


ninna

jninni (imperfect)
ninnejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ninnejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ninna (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ninnejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ninnejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ninnew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ninnejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ninnejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ninniet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ninnejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ninnejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ninnew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nninni (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tninni (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jninni (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nninnu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tninnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jninnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nninni (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tninni (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tninni (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nninnu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tninnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jninnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ninni (imperative second-person singular)
ninnu (imperative plural second-person)

From the Italian or of common origin with it.


kannella

From Italian cannella or a Sicilian equivalent.


tapit

Borrowed from Sicilian tappitu and/or Italian tappeto.


qattusa

mt-noun

qattusa f (plural qtates, masculine qattus)


ljunfant

ljunfanti (plural)
elefant (alternative)
lvunfant (alternative)
iljunfant (alternative)

Ultimately from Latin elephās, elephantem (“elephant”), with contamination of ljun (“lion”). Compare Italian leonfante, leofante, Sicilian liufanti.


Ġunju

Borrowed from Sicilian giugnu, from Latin iūnius.


Settembru

Borrowed from Italian settembre, with the final -u being taken from Sicilian (see forms sittèmmiru, sittembru, sittèmmuru).


Novembru

Borrowed from Italian novembre, with the -u being taken from Sicilian (see forms nuvèmmiru, novembru, nuvèmmuru).


Tnejn

inh

الْاِثْنَيْن


Tlieta

From Arabic الثُّلَاثَاء (aṯ-ṯulāṯāʔ).

الثُّلَاثَاء

Arabic الثُّلَاثَاء (aṯ-ṯulāṯāʔ)


Erbgħa

From Arabic الْأَرْبَعَاء (al-ʔarbaʕāʔ).

الْأَرْبَعَاء

Arabic الْأَرْبَعَاء (al-ʔarbaʕāʔ)


Sibt

Saturday, the cessation or last day of the week.


ħarifa

ħrejjef (plural)
ħrajjef (plural)
ħarif (alternative)

Qalbi xebgħet bil-bejta
li dejjem ta’ kull sena
titwaqqa’ kull ħarifa,
u kull April tinbena,

1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Bejta ta’ Dejjem”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:


rebbiegħa

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

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


nixxiegħa

/nɪʃˈʃɪː.ja/

/nɪʃˈʃɪː.aˤ/

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


nista'

first-person singular imperfect of seta’


jista'

third-person masculine singular imperfect of seta’


tista'

inflection of seta’:
second-person singular imperfect

third-person feminine singular imperfect


forsi

Borrowed from Sicilian forsi, from Latin forsit. Compare Italian forse.

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

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


numru

numeral (word or symbol representing a number)


dalwaqt

From Arabic ذَا الْوَقْت (ḏā al-waqt, “this time”). Compare Egyptian Arabic دِلْوَقْتِ (dilwa't).

ذَا الْوَقْت

second (short, indeterminate amount of time)


seklu

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

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


Ġappun

Internationalism. Compare Italian Giappone.

Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia)


Isvizzera

Alternative form of Svizzera, used after the definite article.


Ġamajka

Il-Ġamajka (canonical feminine)
Ġammajka (alternative)

Internationalism, from Italian Giamaica.

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Lussemburgu

Internationalism, from Italian Lussemburgo.

Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)

Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)

Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)

Luxembourg (One of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)


dundjan

mt-noun

dundjan m (plural dundjani, feminine dundjana)

Borrowed from Sicilian d'India, from gaddu d'India, variant of gaddu d'Innia.


Awstralja

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


Albaniż

mt-adjective

Albaniż (feminine singular Albaniża, plural Albaniżi)

Albaniża (feminine singular)
Albaniżi (plural)

Albanian (of, from or relating to Albania)


Albaniż

mt-noun

Albaniż m (plural Albaniżi, feminine Albaniża)

Albanian (native or inhabitant of Albania) (male or of unspecified gender)


ċentinarju

ċentinarju m (plural ċentinarji, feminine ċentinarja)

ċentinarji (plural)
ċentinarja (feminine)

Ultimately from Latin centēnārius (“containing hundred”), from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of qantar.


ċentinarju

mt-adj

ċentinarju (feminine singular ċentinarja, plural ċentinarji)

ċentinarja (feminine singular)
ċentinarji (plural)


ventura

Borrowed from Italian ventura. Doublet of vintura, from Sicilian.

Alternative form: vintura (obsolete)


Ingilterra

Internationalism, from Italian Inghilterra.

England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom in Europe)


aħdar

mt-adjective

aħdar (feminine singular ħadra, plural ħodor, diminutive ħdajjar)

ħadra (feminine singular)
ħodor (plural)
ħdajjar (diminutive)

Ommi mara ħadra, dejjem tgħajjarni u ssawwatni.

My mum is a cruel woman, she’s always insulting and beating me.

(figuratively) cruel, brutal, malicious, vile


reġina

From Italian regina and/or Sicilian rigina, riggina, both from Latin rēgīna. If originally borrowed from Sicilian, the form would have been later influenced by either the masculine re (“king”) or the Italian form.


ġurdien

mt-noun

ġurdien m (plural ġrieden, feminine ġurdiena, diminutive ġrejden)

ġrieden (plural)
ġurdiena (feminine)
ġrejden (diminutive)

From Arabic جُرْذَان (jurḏān), plural of جُرَذ (juraḏ, “rat”).


żmien

żminijiet (plural)
iżmna (plural)
żmieni (first-person singular)
żmienna (first-person singular)
żmienek (second-person singular)
żmienkom (second-person singular)
żmienu (masculine singular third-person)
żmienha (feminine singular third-person)
żmienhom (singular third-person)

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:

period, age (particular period of time in history)


ġenerazzjoni

ġenerazzjoni f (plural ġenerazzjonijiet)


Daniż

mt-adjective

Daniż (feminine singular Daniża, plural Daniżi)

Daniża (feminine singular)
Daniżi (plural)

Danish (of, from or relating to Denmark)


Daniż

mt-noun

Daniż m (plural Daniżi, feminine Daniża)

Dane (native or inhabitant of Denmark) (male or of unspecified gender)


Ċek

mt-adjective

Ċek (feminine singular Ċeka, plural Ċeki)


Ċeka

female equivalent of Ċek: female Czech (person)


għasfur

mt-noun

għasfur m (plural għasafar, feminine għasfura, diminutive għasajfar)

għasafar (plural)
għasfura (feminine)
għasajfar (diminutive)

From Arabic عَصْفُور (ʕaṣfūr, “small bird, sparrow”).

inh

Kull għasfur tal-faċilità jew unità ta’ kwarantina infettata jrid jinqatel jew jinqered.

All birds of the infected quarantine facility or unit have to be killed and destroyed.

Ta’ ferħ u serħ imlietni, u bħall-għasafar
u l-friefet jien għamilt: minn fjur għal fjur
ħsiebi tar bħal farfett, taħt siġra kbira
qalbi fesdqet il-għana bħal għasfur.

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

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


serduq

mt-noun

serduq m (plural sriedaq or sriedeq, diminutive srejdeq)

sriedaq (plural)
sriedeq (plural)
srejdeq (diminutive)
serduk (alternative)

Inherited from dialectal Maghrebi Arabic. Compare Tunisian Arabic سردوك (sardūk) and Moroccan Arabic سردوك (sardūk).


żobb

żobb m (plural żbub, diminutive żbajjeb)

Żobbi kbir ħafna.

Bini kull fejn tħares f’daż-żobb ta’ pajjiż!

Wherever you look there's construction in this fucking country!


żobb

Iż-żobb, ħbatt subgħi ma’ sieq il-mejda.

Oh fuck, I stubbed my toe against the foot of the table.

(vulgar) Expressing dismay or discontent.

Xi ż-żobb qed tgħid?

(vulgar) Used as an intensifier, similar to "what the fuck"


lejn

lejja (first-person singular)
lejna (first-person plural)
lejk (second-person singular)
lejkom (plural second-person)
lejh (masculine singular third-person)
lejha (feminine singular third-person)
lejhom (plural third-person)
lejn iċ- · lejn id- · lejn in- (definite feminine masculine xemxin-assimilation)
lejn iċ- · lejn id- · lejn in- (definite singular xemxin-assimilation)
lejn iċ- · lejn id- · lejn in- (definite xemxin-assimilation)
lejn iċ- · lejn id- · lejn in- (definite feminine masculine singular xemxin-assimilation)
lejn ir- · lejn is- · lejn it- · (definite feminine masculine xemxin-assimilation)
lejn ir- · lejn is- · lejn it- · (definite singular xemxin-assimilation)
lejn ir- · lejn is- · lejn it- · (definite xemxin-assimilation)
lejn ir- · lejn is- · lejn it- · (definite feminine masculine singular xemxin-assimilation)
lejn ix- · lejn iz- · lejn iż- (definite feminine masculine xemxin-assimilation)
lejn ix- · lejn iz- · lejn iż- (definite singular xemxin-assimilation)
lejn ix- · lejn iz- · lejn iż- (definite xemxin-assimilation)
lejn ix- · lejn iz- · lejn iż- (definite feminine masculine singular xemxin-assimilation)
lejn il- (qamrin-unassimilation)

From Arabic إِلَى أَيْنَ (ʔilā ʔayna). By surface analysis, lil + *ejn. The personal forms are from Arabic إِلَى (ʔilā).

inh

إِلَى أَيْنَ

Arabic إِلَى أَيْنَ (ʔilā ʔayna)

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

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

to, toward, towards (in the direction of, arriving at)


għal

għalija (first-person singular)
għalina (first-person plural)
għalik (second-person singular)
għalikom (plural second-person)
għalih (masculine singular third-person)
għaliha (feminine singular third-person)
għalihom (plural third-person)
għaċ- · għad- · għan- (definite feminine masculine xemxin-assimilation)
għaċ- · għad- · għan- (definite singular xemxin-assimilation)
għaċ- · għad- · għan- (definite xemxin-assimilation)
għaċ- · għad- · għan- (definite feminine masculine singular xemxin-assimilation)
għar- · għas- · għat- · (definite feminine masculine xemxin-assimilation)
għar- · għas- · għat- · (definite singular xemxin-assimilation)
għar- · għas- · għat- · (definite xemxin-assimilation)
għar- · għas- · għat- · (definite feminine masculine singular xemxin-assimilation)
għax- · għaz- · għaż- (definite feminine masculine xemxin-assimilation)
għax- · għaz- · għaż- (definite singular xemxin-assimilation)
għax- · għaz- · għaż- (definite xemxin-assimilation)
għax- · għaz- · għaż- (definite feminine masculine singular xemxin-assimilation)
għall- (qamrin-unassimilation)
għala (alternative)

in consequence of, purpose (of), reason (of), cause (of)


arja

Borrowed from Sicilian ària, metathesis of an earlier àira, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr). Doublet of ajru


oħt

mt-noun

oħt f (plural aħwa or ħut, masculine ħu)

aħwa (plural)
ħut (plural)
ħu (masculine)
oħti (first-person singular)
oħtna (first-person singular)
oħtok (second-person singular)
oħtkom (second-person singular)
oħtu (masculine singular third-person)
oħtha (feminine singular third-person)
oħthom (singular third-person)

oħtok

oħt missieru


soru

soru f (plural sorijiet, masculine patri)

Borrowed from Sicilian soru, from Latin soror. Cognate with English sister.

(Christianity) a nun, sister (in this sense)


mhux

From Arabic مَا هُوَ شَيْء (mā huwa šayʔ). By surface analysis, ma + hu + -x. Compare Egyptian Arabic مُشّ (mušš).

inh

مَا هُوَ شَيْء

Arabic مَا هُوَ شَيْء (mā huwa šayʔ)

“IMMA … mhux se teħlisha ħafif għal li għamilt, Amina. Ma nistax nibqa’ nwissik biss u int tibqa’ tagħmel ta’ rasek. Dawn il-jumejn, illum u għada, se tqattagħhom f’kamra waħdek, f’dan is-sular. Mhux se tattendi lezzjonijiet —”

not; negates nominal sentences, adjectives, adverbs


fjura

singulative of fjur
a flower (kind of plant)

a flower, blossom (reproductive structure on plants)


warda

wardtajn (dual)
wardtejn (dual)
urad (plural)
uradi (plural)
urud (plural)
uradijiet (plural)
wardiet (paucal)


għamel

mt-verb

għamel (imperfect jagħmel, past participle magħmul, verbal noun għamil)

jagħmel (imperfect)
magħmul (participle past)
għamil (noun-from-verb)
għamilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għamilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għamel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għamilna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għamiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għamlu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għamilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għamilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għamlet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għamilna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għamiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għamlu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nagħmel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħmel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jagħmel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nagħmlu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħmlu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jagħmlu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nagħmel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħmel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tagħmel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nagħmlu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħmlu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jagħmlu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
agħmel (imperative second-person singular)
agħmlu (imperative plural second-person)

Il-mastrudaxxa qed tagħmel sodda.

Il-kappillan se jagħmel ħarġa għat-tfal.

The parish priest is going to organise an outing for children.

Għamilna sena Ljubljana u sena oħra Madrid.

We spent one year in Ljubljana and another year in Madrid.

Tagħmilha t’inġiniera f’dal-film.

She is playing the role of an engineer in this movie.

to play (act in a performance) [with -ha ‘dummy object’ and ta’]

Tagħmel għall-imqarrun.

to like very much [with għal ‘something’]

Agħmlu hemm.

Ix-xogħol qed jagħmel ħafna frott.

[...] l-istorja ta’ xi gwerrier li ommu u niesu kienu għamlu mejjet [...]

1986, Salvatore Frendo De Mannarino, chapter VIII, in Barunissa Maltija, page 51:

… the story of a warrior whose mother and people considered him to be dead …

Ma tapprezzax dak kollu li għamilt miegħek.

You don’t appreciate everything I did for you.

to do (something) [with ma’ or għal ‘for someone’]

Iż-Żurrieq jagħmel mal-ħames distrett elettorali.
Żurrieq falls under the fifth electoral district.

Ix-xufier ħareġ mill-karozza u għamel għall-passiġġier.

The driver got out of the car and attacked the passenger.

Għala qed tagħmel bħali?

Għamilna pjaċir lill-ġenituri tagħna.

Għamilha tabirruħu marid.

to pretend [with -ha ‘dummy object’ and tabirruħ]

Għamilha!


Għarbi

mt-adjective

Għarbi (feminine singular Għarbija, plural Għarab or Għarbin)

Għarbija (feminine singular)
Għarab (plural)
Għarbin (plural)
għarbi (alternative)

From Arabic عَرَبِيّ (ʕarabiyy). One of the few words referring to Arabo-Islamic culture that was actually inherited (and not later reborrowed from Italian). Might also be used to refer to the early forms of Maltese language either by its speakers or foreigners who visited Muslim and later re-Christianized Malta.

il-konkwistaturi Għarab f’Malta

l-elementi Għarbin fil-Malti


Għarbi

mt-noun

Għarbi m (plural Għarab, feminine Għarbija)


Għarbi

L-Għarbi huwa lingwa Semitika Ċentrali.


baxx

mt-adjective

baxx (feminine singular baxxa, plural baxxi, comparative (Gozo and Northern) ibxax or abaxx or ibaxx or ibjax)

baxxa (feminine singular)
baxxi (plural)
ibxax (Northern comparative)
abaxx (comparative)
ibaxx (comparative)
ibjax (comparative)

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

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


għerf

Derived from għaraf, from Arabic عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, “to know”).


teka

mt-verb

teka (imperfect jitki, past participle mitki)

jitki (imperfect)
mitki (participle past)
tkejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tkejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
teka (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tkejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tkejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tkew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tkejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tkejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tkiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tkejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tkejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tkew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitki (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titki (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitki (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitku (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titku (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitku (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitki (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titki (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titki (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitku (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titku (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitku (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
itki (imperative second-person singular)
itku (imperative plural second-person)


ċomb

Borrowed from Sicilian chiummu, chiumbu (“lead”).


żar

żar (imperfect jżur, past participle miżjur)

jżur (imperfect)
miżjur (participle past)
żort (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żort (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żorna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żortu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żaru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żort (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żort (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żaret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żorna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żortu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żaru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nżur (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżur (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jżur (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nżuru (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżuru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jżuru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nżur (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżur (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
żżur (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nżuru (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżuru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jżuru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
żur (imperative second-person singular)
żuru (imperative plural second-person)

Żurli minn-nofs

(usually in the imperative) to make way, to get out of the way


ħadid

ħadida (singulative)
ħdejjed (plural)
ħadidiet (paucal)


bies

bies (imperfect jbus, past participle mibjus, verbal noun bews)

jbus (imperfect)
mibjus (participle past)
bews (noun-from-verb)
bist (first-person masculine perfect singular)
bist (masculine perfect second-person singular)
bies (masculine perfect singular third-person)
bisna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
bistu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
biesu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
bist (feminine first-person perfect singular)
bist (feminine perfect second-person singular)
bieset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
bisna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
bistu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
biesu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nbus (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tbus (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jbus (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nbusu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tbusu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jbusu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nbus (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tbus (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tbus (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nbusu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tbusu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jbusu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
bus (imperative second-person singular)
busu (imperative plural second-person)


bies

mt-noun

bies m (plural bisien or bjies or ibies or ibsa)

bisien (plural)
bjies (plural)
ibies (plural)
ibsa (plural)

Falco peregrinus
Falco peregrinus#Translingual

Falco subbuteo
Falco subbuteo#Translingual


żaqq

żaqq f (plural żquq, diminutive żqajqa or żaqquqa)

żquq (plural)
żqajqa (diminutive)
żaqquqa (diminutive)

From Arabic زِقّ (ziqq, “skin bag for liquids, waterskin”), from Classical Syriac ܙܩܐ (zeqqā, “idem”), which might be a variant of ܣܩܐ (saqqā, “sack, bag”). The last is cognate with Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag, sackcloth”), whence also English sack and Maltese saqqu (“mattress”).


żaqq

mt-verb

żaqq (imperfect jżoqq, verbal noun żaqq)

jżoqq (imperfect)
żaqq (noun-from-verb)
żaqqejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żaqqejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żaqq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żaqqejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żaqqejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żaqqew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żaqqejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żaqqejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żaqqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żaqqejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żaqqejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żaqqew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nżoqq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżoqq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jżoqq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nżoqqu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżoqqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jżoqqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nżoqq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżoqq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
żżoqq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nżoqqu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżoqqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jżoqqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
żoqq (imperative second-person singular)
żoqqu (imperative plural second-person)


tornavit

tornaviti (plural)
turnavit (alternative)


pajjiż

mt-noun

pajjiż m (plural pajjiżi or (rare) pajjiżijiet)

pajjiżi (plural)
pajjiżijiet (plural rare)
pajjiżi (first-person singular)
pajjiżna (first-person singular)
pajjiżek (second-person singular)
pajjiżkom (second-person singular)
pajjiżu (masculine singular third-person)
pajjiżha (feminine singular third-person)
pajjiżhom (singular third-person)

Borrowed from Sicilian pajisi, from Late Latin pāgēnsis.

Pajjiżna.


ajruplan

ajruplani (plural)
arjuplan (alternative)

airplane, aircraft (machine capable of atmospheric flight)


fotografu

fotografu m (plural fotografi, feminine fotografa)


żerniq

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.

sunrise, dawn; daybreak (morning twilight period immediately before sunrise)


palladju

(chemistry) palladium (chemical element)


difer

difer m (dual difrejn, plural difrejn or dwiefer)

difrejn (dual)
difrejn (plural)
dwiefer (plural)
difri (first-person singular)
difirna (first-person singular)
difrek (second-person singular)
difirkom (second-person singular)
difru (masculine singular third-person)
difirha (feminine singular third-person)
difirhom (singular third-person)

From Arabic ظُفْر (ẓufr). The unexpected imala may be connected to an irregular development in some roots with final /r/, compare deher and sider.


musmar

From Arabic مِسْمَار (mismār). Compare Moroccan Arabic مسمار (musmār).

(masonry) header (brick that is laid sideways)


Lejliet il-Milied

From Arabic لَيْلَة اَلْمِيلاد (laylat al-mīlād).

inh

لَيْلَة اَلْمِيلاد

Literally, “nights of Christmas”.

Christmas Eve (nights before the final night of Christmas).