"jekk" meaning in Maltese

See jekk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ˈjɛk/ Audio: LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-jekk.wav Forms: ’k [alternative], ’kk [alternative], ’ekk [alternative]
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Arabic إِنْ كَانَ (ʔin kāna, “if be”) or Arabic يَكُون (yakūn, “to be”). Compare Moroccan Arabic ياك (yāk). Etymology templates: {{uncertain|mt}} Uncertain, {{der|mt|ar|إِنْ كَانَ|t=if be}} Arabic إِنْ كَانَ (ʔin kāna, “if be”), {{inh|mt|ar|يَكُون|t=to be}} Arabic يَكُون (yakūn, “to be”), {{cog|ary|ياك|tr=yāk}} Moroccan Arabic ياك (yāk) Head templates: {{mt-conjunction}} jekk
  1. (conditional) if Tags: conditional
    Sense id: en-jekk-mt-conj-k19oMZ1P
  2. whether
    Sense id: en-jekk-mt-conj-NQn9iZI1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: jekkx
Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0

Alternative forms

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