xarrab

mt-verb

xarrab (imperfect jxarrab, past participle mxarrab)

jxarrab (imperfect)
mxarrab (participle past)
xarrabt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xarrabt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xarrab (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xarrabna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
xarrabtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xarrbu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xarrabt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xarrabt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xarrbet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xarrabna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
xarrabtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xarrbu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nxarrab (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxarrab (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jxarrab (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nxarrbu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
xxarrbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jxarrbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nxarrab (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxarrab (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
xxarrab (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nxarrbu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
xxarrbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jxarrbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xarrab (imperative second-person singular)
xarrbu (imperative plural second-person)
xarrabtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xarrabtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xarrabx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xarrabniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
xarrabtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xarrbux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xarrabtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xarrabtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xarrbitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xarrabniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
xarrabtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xarrbux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nxarrabx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxarrabx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jxarrabx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nxarrbux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
xxarrbux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jxarrbux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nxarrabx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxarrabx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
xxarrabx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nxarrbux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
xxarrbux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jxarrbux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xxarrabx (imperative second-person singular)
xxarrbux (imperative plural second-person)

to make moist or wet; to moisten; to soak


umdu

mt-adjective

umdu (feminine singular umda, plural umdi)

Borrowed from Sicilian ùmidu and/or Italian umido, from Latin (h)umidus.


jxarrab

third-person singular imperfect of xarrab


nixef

mt-verb

nixef (imperfect jinxef, active participle niexef, verbal noun nxif or nixef)

jinxef (imperfect)
niexef (active participle)
nxif (noun-from-verb)
nixef (noun-from-verb)
nxift (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nxift (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nixef (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nxifna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
nxiftu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nixfu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nxift (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nxift (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nixfet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nxifna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
nxiftu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nixfu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ninxef (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinxef (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jinxef (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninxfu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tinxfu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinxfu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ninxef (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinxef (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tinxef (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninxfu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tinxfu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinxfu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
inxef (imperative second-person singular)
inxfu (imperative plural second-person)
nxiftx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nxiftx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nxifniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
nxiftux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nixfux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nxiftx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nxiftx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nixfitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nxifniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
nxiftux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nixfux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ninxifx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinxifx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jinxifx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninxfux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tinxfux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinxfux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ninxifx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinxifx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tinxifx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninxfux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tinxfux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinxfux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tinxifx (imperative second-person singular)
tinxfux (imperative plural second-person)


nxufija

nxufijiet (plural)
inxufija (alternative also)

dryness (quality or degree of being dry)


xott

mt-adjective

xott (feminine singular xotta, plural xotti)

xotta (feminine singular)
xotti (plural)

Borrowed from Sicilian sciuttu, asciuttu, from Latin exsuctus.


xott

Alternative form: xutt

shot (launching of a ball or similar object toward a goal)


għajjien

għajjien (feminine singular għajjiena, plural għajjenin or għajjiena)

għajjiena (feminine singular)
għajjenin (plural)
għajjiena (plural)

Dawn l-aħħar jiem kont ftit għajjien.

1976, “L-Aħħar Bidwi F'Wied il-Għasel”, performed by Sammy Bartolo and New Cuorey:

These past few days I’ve been a bit tired.

Wara l-bibien,
fit-tul tat-toroq twal,
batejt
il-għeja
il-qtigħ ta’ qalb,
batejt fuq kollox il-mistħija;
iżda ġarrabt ukoll
il-ferħ u l-għaxqa
li kull tallab iħoss
x’ħin jasal wisq għajjien bil-ħorġa f’idu
bil-ħobż għand ommu mġewħa.

1970, Anton Buttigieg, “It-Tallab”, in Fl-Arena:


għeja

mt-verb

għeja (imperfect jegħja, verbal noun għeja)

jegħja (imperfect)
għeja (noun-from-verb)
għejejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għejejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għeja (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għejejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għejejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għejew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għejejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għejejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għejiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għejejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għejejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għejew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
negħja (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tegħja (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jegħja (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
negħjew (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tegħjew (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jegħjew (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
negħja (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tegħja (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tegħja (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
negħjew (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tegħjew (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jegħjew (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
egħja (imperative second-person singular)
egħjew (imperative plural second-person)

inh

Arabic أَعْيَا (ʔaʕyā)


għeja

From Arabic عَيَاء (ʕayāʔ), إعْيَاء (ʔiʕyāʔ).


strieħ

jistrieħ (imperfect)
straħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
straħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
strieħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
straħna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
straħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
strieħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
straħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
straħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
strieħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
straħna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
straħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
strieħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nistrieħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistrieħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jistrieħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nistrieħu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tistrieħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jistrieħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nistrieħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistrieħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tistrieħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nistrieħu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tistrieħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jistrieħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
strieħ (imperative second-person singular)
strieħu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic اِسْتَراحَ (istarāḥa), a tenth stem from the root ر و ح (r w ḥ). In Maltese, a new root s-r-ħ was derived from this, perhaps to some degree by merger with Arabic س ر ح (s r ḥ), which is generally related to “moving”, but has some related senses like “grazing” and “being free from trouble”.

ar-root

ر و ح (r w ḥ)

س ر ح (s r ḥ)


blatiet

paucal of blata: 2 to 10 rocks; a small number of individual rocks or pieces of rock


ħaj

mt-adjective

ħaj (feminine singular ħajja, plural ħajjin)

ħajja (feminine singular)
ħajjin (plural)

unripe, immature (fruit); undercooked (food)


ġarr

mt-verb

ġarr (imperfect jġorr, past participle miġrur, verbal noun ġarr)

jġorr (imperfect)
miġrur (participle past)
ġarr (noun-from-verb)
ġarrejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ġarrejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ġarr (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ġarrejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ġarrejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ġarrew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ġarrejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ġarrejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ġarret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ġarrejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ġarrejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ġarrew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nġorr (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ġġorr (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jġorr (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nġorru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ġġorru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jġorru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nġorr (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ġġorr (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ġġorr (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nġorru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ġġorru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jġorru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ġorr (imperative second-person singular)
ġorru (imperative plural second-person)
ġarrejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ġarrejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ġarrx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ġarrejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ġarrejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ġarrewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ġarrejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ġarrejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ġarritx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ġarrejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ġarrejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ġarrewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nġorrx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ġġorrx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jġorrx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nġorrux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ġġorrux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jġorrux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nġorrx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ġġorrx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ġġorrx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nġorrux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ġġorrux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jġorrux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ġġorrx (imperative second-person singular)
ġġorrux (imperative plural second-person)

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:


ġarr

verbal noun of ġarr: transport, carriage


kmieni

mt-adjective

kmieni (invariable, comparative (Australia) ikmen)

Uncertain, but probably from Latin mane (“early in the morning”). The k- is explained by Joseph Aquilina as the preposition cum (“with”), as if from a Vulgar Latin phrase *cum mane (literally “with the early morning”).
Otherwise compare the Arabic root ك م ن (k m n) related to concealment and ambush; thus speculatively from the notion of getting up very early in order to do something in secret. Phonetically the word is quite reminiscent of dialectal Arabic كَمان (kamān, “also, as well”), from classical كَمَا أَنَّ (kamā ʔanna), but a semantic relation is hard to see.

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:


kmieni

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:


fieħ

jfuħ (imperfect)
fiħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fiħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fieħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
fiħna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
fiħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fieħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
fiħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fiħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fieħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
fiħna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
fiħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fieħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nfuħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tfuħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jfuħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nfuħu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tfuħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jfuħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nfuħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tfuħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tfuħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nfuħu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tfuħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jfuħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
fuħ (imperative second-person singular)
fuħu (imperative plural second-person)
faħ (alternative)

to have a good smell, scent, be fragrant

(figuratively) to have a good reputation


fwieħa

mt-noun

fwieħa f (plural fwejjaħ or fwiħat, diminutive fwejħa)

fwejjaħ (plural)
fwiħat (plural)
fwejħa (diminutive)

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:


fewwieħ

mt-adjective

fewwieħ (feminine singular fewwieħa, plural fewwieħa)

fewwieħa (feminine singular)
fewwieħa (plural)


kutra

Borrowed from Sicilian cutra, probably eventually from Latin culcita, culcitra. Compare Italian coltre.


dirett

dirett (feminine singular diretta, plural diretti)

diretta (feminine singular)
diretti (plural)

Borrowed from Italian diretto, from Latin directus. Doublet of older dritt, from Sicilian.


bajsikil

bajsikils (plural)
bicycle (alternative)


nifed

mt-verb

nifed (imperfect jinfed, past participle minfud)

jinfed (imperfect)
minfud (participle past)
nfidt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nfidt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nifed (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nfidna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
nfidtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nifdu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nfidt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nfidt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nifdet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nfidna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
nfidtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nifdu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ninfed (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinfed (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jinfed (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninfdu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tinfdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinfdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ninfed (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinfed (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tinfed (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninfdu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tinfdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinfdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
infed (imperative second-person singular)
infdu (imperative plural second-person)
nfidtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nfidtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nfidniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
nfidtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nifdux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nfidtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nfidtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nifditx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nfidniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
nfidtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nifdux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ninfidx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinfidx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jinfidx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninfdux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tinfdux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinfdux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ninfidx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinfidx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tinfidx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninfdux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tinfdux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinfdux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tinfidx (imperative second-person singular)
tinfdux (imperative plural second-person)

to pierce; to penetrate; to puncture; to pass through


ntnifed

jintnifed (imperfect)
ntnifidt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ntnifidt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ntnifed (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ntnifidna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ntnifidtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ntnifdu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ntnifidt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ntnifidt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ntnifdet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ntnifidna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ntnifidtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ntnifdu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nintnifed (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tintnifed (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jintnifed (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nintnifdu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tintnifdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jintnifdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nintnifed (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tintnifed (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tintnifed (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nintnifdu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tintnifdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jintnifdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ntnifed (imperative second-person singular)
ntnifdu (imperative plural second-person)
intnifed (alternative also)

mediopassive of nifed: to be pierced, penetrated, punctured


rasuli

mt-adjective

rasuli (feminine singular rasulija, plural rasulin)

rasulija (feminine singular)
rasulin (plural)

From Arabic رَسُولِيّ (rasūliyy). By surface analysis, rasul + -i.


qgħadt

second-person singular perfect of qagħad


għaqad

mt-verb

għaqad (imperfect jagħqad, past participle magħqud)

jagħqad (imperfect)
magħqud (participle past)
għaqadt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għaqadt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għaqad (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għaqadna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għaqadtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għaqdu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għaqadt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għaqadt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għaqdet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għaqadna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għaqadtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għaqdu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nagħqad (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħqad (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jagħqad (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nagħqdu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tagħqdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jagħqdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nagħqad (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħqad (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tagħqad (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nagħqdu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tagħqdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jagħqdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
agħqad (imperative second-person singular)
agħqdu (imperative plural second-person)
għaqadtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għaqadtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għaqadx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għaqadniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għaqadtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għaqdux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għaqadtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għaqadtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għaqditx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għaqadniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għaqadtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għaqdux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nagħqadx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħqadx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jagħqadx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nagħqdux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tagħqdux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jagħqdux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nagħqadx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħqadx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tagħqadx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nagħqdux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tagħqdux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jagħqdux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tagħqadx (imperative second-person singular)
tagħqdux (imperative plural second-person)

(of blood, eggs, etc.) to coagulate; to congeal; to become thick

(figurative, e.g. of a group) to become joined, united, tight-knit


staġun

Borrowed from Sicilian staggiuni, from Latin statio. Doublet of stazzjon (“station”).


stazzjon

stazzjonijiet (plural)
istazzjon (alternative)
stazzjoni (alternative)
istazzjoni (alternative)

Borrowed from Italian stazione, from Latin statio. Doublet of staġun (“season”).


ħrafa

mt-noun

ħrafa f (plural ħrejjef or ħrajjef, diminutive ħrejfa or ħrajfa)

ħrejjef (plural)
ħrajjef (plural)
ħrejfa (diminutive)
ħrajfa (diminutive)

Ħafna nies jaħsbu li din l-istorja hija biss ħrafa qadima, imma hija verità.

Many people think that this story is just an old fable, but it is true.


għarbiel

(figurative) check, scan, careful examination


għarbel

mt-verb

għarbel (imperfect jgħarbel, past participle mgħarbel or mgħarbul)

jgħarbel (imperfect)
mgħarbel (participle past)
mgħarbul (participle past)
għarbilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għarbilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għarbel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għarbilna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għarbiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għarblu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għarbilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għarbilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għarblet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għarbilna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għarbiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għarblu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħarbel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħarbel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħarbel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħarblu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħarblu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħarblu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħarbel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħarbel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħarbel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħarblu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħarblu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħarblu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għarbel (imperative second-person singular)
għarblu (imperative plural second-person)
għarbiltx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għarbiltx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għarbelx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għarbilniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għarbiltux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għarblux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għarbiltx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għarbiltx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għarblitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għarbilniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għarbiltux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għarblux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħarbelx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħarbelx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħarbelx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħarblux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħarblux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħarblux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħarbelx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħarbelx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħarbelx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħarblux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħarblux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħarblux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tgħarbelx (imperative second-person singular)
tgħarblux (imperative plural second-person)

(figurative) to check; to scan; to scrutinise


għatta x-xemx bl-għarbiel

/ˈaˤːt.ta‿ʃˈʃɛmʒ blaˤːrˈbɪːl/

From Arabic غَطَّى الشَّمْسَ بِالْغِرْبالِ (ḡaṭṭā š-šamsa bi-l-ḡirbāli, literally “to cover the sun with a sieve”). Probably the idea is that the light of the sun could not be veiled even with an unperforated surface, but with a sieve the attempt is all the more hopeless. Compare Portuguese tapar o sol com a peneira, which is perhaps also from Arabic.

inh

غَطَّى الشَّمْسَ بِالْغِرْبالِ

to (try to) conceal something that is bound to come out


għeriebel

/ɛˤːˈrɪː.bɛl/

/ɣɛˈrɪː.bɛl/


teba'

mt-verb

teba’ (imperfect jitba’, past participle mitbugħ, verbal noun tbigħ)

teba’ (canonical)
jitba’ (imperfect)
mitbugħ (participle past)
tbigħ (noun-from-verb)
tbajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tbajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
teba’ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tbajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tbajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tebgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tbajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tbajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tebgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tbajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tbajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tebgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitba’ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titba’ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitba’ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitbgħu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
titbgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitbgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitba’ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titba’ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titba’ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitbgħu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
titbgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitbgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
itba’ (imperative second-person singular)
itbgħu (imperative plural second-person)


għallaq

għallaq (imperfect jgħallaq, past participle mgħallaq, verbal noun tgħalliq or tagħliq)

jgħallaq (imperfect)
mgħallaq (participle past)
tgħalliq (noun-from-verb)
tagħliq (noun-from-verb)
għallaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għallaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għallaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għallaqna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għallaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għallqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għallaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għallaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għallqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għallaqna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għallaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għallqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħallaq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħallaq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħallaq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħallqu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħallqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħallqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħallaq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħallaq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħallaq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħallqu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħallqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħallqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għallaq (imperative second-person singular)
għallqu (imperative plural second-person)
għallaqtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għallaqtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għallaqx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għallaqniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għallaqtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għallqux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għallaqtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għallaqtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għallqitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għallaqniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għallaqtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għallqux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħallaqx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħallaqx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħallaqx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħallqux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħallqux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħallqux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħallaqx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħallaqx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħallaqx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħallqux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħallqux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħallqux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tgħallaqx (imperative second-person singular)
tgħallqux (imperative plural second-person)


dendel

dendel (imperfect jdendel, past participle mdendel, verbal noun dendil)

jdendel (imperfect)
mdendel (participle past)
dendil (noun-from-verb)
dendilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dendilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
dendel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
dendilna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
dendiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
dendlu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
dendilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dendilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
dendlet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
dendilna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
dendiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
dendlu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ndendel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ddendel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jdendel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ndendlu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ddendlu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jdendlu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ndendel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ddendel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ddendel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ndendlu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ddendlu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jdendlu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
dendel (imperative second-person singular)
dendlu (imperative plural second-person)
dendiltx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dendiltx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
dendelx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
dendilniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
dendiltux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
dendlux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
dendiltx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dendiltx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
dendlitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
dendilniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
dendiltux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
dendlux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ndendelx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ddendelx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jdendelx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ndendlux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ddendlux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jdendlux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ndendelx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ddendelx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ddendelx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ndendlux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ddendlux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jdendlux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ddendelx (imperative second-person singular)
ddendlux (imperative plural second-person)

Inherited from dialectal Arabic. Compare Iraqi Arabic دندل (dandal, “to hang, to dangle”). The Formal Arabic form is Arabic دَلْدَلَ (daldala, “to dangle”).


tgħallaq

mt-verb

tgħallaq (imperfect jitgħallaq, verbal noun tgħalliq)

jitgħallaq (imperfect)
tgħalliq (noun-from-verb)
tgħallaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tgħallaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tgħallaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tgħallaqna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tgħallaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tgħallqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tgħallaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tgħallaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tgħallqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tgħallaqna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tgħallaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tgħallqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitgħallaq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titgħallaq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitgħallaq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitgħallqu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
titgħallqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitgħallqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitgħallaq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titgħallaq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titgħallaq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitgħallqu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
titgħallqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitgħallqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tgħallaq (imperative second-person singular)
tgħallqu (imperative plural second-person)
tgħallaqtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tgħallaqtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tgħallaqx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tgħallaqniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tgħallaqtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tgħallqux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tgħallaqtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tgħallaqtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tgħallqitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tgħallaqniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tgħallaqtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tgħallqux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitgħallaqx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titgħallaqx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitgħallaqx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitgħallqux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
titgħallqux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitgħallqux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitgħallaqx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titgħallaqx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titgħallaqx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitgħallqux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
titgħallqux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitgħallqux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
titgħallaqx (imperative second-person singular)
titgħallqux (imperative plural second-person)

mediopassive of għallaq: to be killed by hanging; to hang oneself


ddendel

jiddendel (imperfect)
ddendilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ddendilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ddendel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ddendilna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ddendiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ddendlu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ddendilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ddendilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ddendlet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ddendilna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ddendiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ddendlu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niddendel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiddendel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiddendel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niddendlu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tiddendlu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiddendlu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niddendel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiddendel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiddendel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niddendlu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tiddendlu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiddendlu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ddendel (imperative second-person singular)
ddendlu (imperative plural second-person)
iddendel (alternative also)

From Arabic تَدَلْدَلَ (tadaldala, “to dangle”).

inh

mediopassive of dendel
(intransitive) to hang; to be hung

mediopassive of dendel
to hang; to be hung

(intransitive) to be killed by hanging; to hang oneself


daħkan

mt-adjective

daħkan (feminine singular daħkana, plural daħkanin or daħkana)

daħkana (feminine singular)
daħkanin (plural)
daħkana (plural)
daħqan (alternative)

Il-Ħajja ma’ l-għarajjes
daret kollha daħkana;
għalihom ferħ biss kellha
u daqq u żfin u għana,
xita ta’ ross, xewqiet
f’għomor mimli għaxqiet;

1975, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħajja u l-Għarajjes”, in L-Għanja tas-Sittin:


daħħak

mt-verb

daħħak (imperfect jdaħħak, past participle mdaħħak)

jdaħħak (imperfect)
mdaħħak (participle past)
daħħakt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
daħħakt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
daħħak (masculine perfect singular third-person)
daħħakna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
daħħaktu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
daħħku (masculine perfect plural third-person)
daħħakt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
daħħakt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
daħħket (feminine perfect singular third-person)
daħħakna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
daħħaktu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
daħħku (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ndaħħak (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ddaħħak (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jdaħħak (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ndaħħku (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ddaħħku (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jdaħħku (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ndaħħak (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ddaħħak (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ddaħħak (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ndaħħku (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ddaħħku (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jdaħħku (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
daħħak (imperative second-person singular)
daħħku (imperative plural second-person)
daħħaktx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
daħħaktx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
daħħakx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
daħħakniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
daħħaktux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
daħħkux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
daħħaktx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
daħħaktx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
daħħkitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
daħħakniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
daħħaktux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
daħħkux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ndaħħakx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ddaħħakx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jdaħħakx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ndaħħkux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ddaħħkux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jdaħħkux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ndaħħakx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ddaħħakx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ddaħħakx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ndaħħkux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ddaħħkux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jdaħħkux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ddaħħakx (imperative second-person singular)
ddaħħkux (imperative plural second-person)
daħħaq (alternative)

From Arabic ضَحَّكَ (ḍaḥḥaka), factitive second stem of ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika), whence Maltese daħak (“to laugh”).


fażola

fażola (singulative)
fażoli (plural)
fażoliet (paucal)

Borrowed from Sicilian fasola, from Latin phaseolus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos).


qatran

qatran (imperfect jqatran, past participle mqatran)

jqatran (imperfect)
mqatran (participle past)
qatrant (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qatrant (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qatran (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qatranna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
qatrantu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qatarnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qatrant (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qatrant (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qatarnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qatranna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
qatrantu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qatarnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqatran (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqatran (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqatran (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqatarnu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tqatarnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqatarnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqatran (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqatran (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqatran (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqatarnu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tqatarnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqatarnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qatran (imperative second-person singular)
qatarnu (imperative plural second-person)
qatrantx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qatrantx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qatranx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qatranniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
qatrantux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qatarnux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qatrantx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qatrantx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qatarnitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qatranniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
qatrantux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qatarnux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqatranx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqatranx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqatranx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqatarnux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tqatarnux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqatarnux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqatranx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqatranx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqatranx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqatarnux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tqatarnux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqatarnux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tqatranx (imperative second-person singular)
tqatarnux (imperative plural second-person)


qurdien

qurdiena (singulative)
qraden (plural)
qurdiniet (paucal)

From Arabic قِرْدَان (qirdān), plural of قُراد (qurād).


fasad

fasad (imperfect jofsod, past participle mifsud)

jofsod (imperfect)
mifsud (participle past)
fsadt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fsadt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fasad (masculine perfect singular third-person)
fsadna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
fsadtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fasdu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
fsadt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fsadt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fasdet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
fsadna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
fsadtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fasdu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nofsod (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tofsod (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jofsod (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nofsdu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tofsdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jofsdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nofsod (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tofsod (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tofsod (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nofsdu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tofsdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jofsdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ofsod (imperative second-person singular)
ofsdu (imperative plural second-person)
fsadtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fsadtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fasadx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
fsadniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
fsadtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fasdux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
fsadtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fsadtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fasditx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
fsadniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
fsadtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fasdux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nofsodx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tofsodx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jofsodx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nofsdux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tofsdux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jofsdux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nofsodx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tofsodx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tofsodx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nofsdux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tofsdux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jofsdux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tofsodx (imperative second-person singular)
tofsdux (imperative plural second-person)

to make trickle, e.g. liquid from a tree or tank

(figurative) to cause someone distress or anger


velenu

veleni (plural)
valenu (alternative dialectal)

Borrowed from Italian veleno, from Latin venenum.

vvelena

avvalena, vvalena, vvaliena, avvelena, invalena


velenuż

mt-adjective

velenuż (feminine singular velenuża, plural velenużi)

velenuża (feminine singular)
velenużi (plural)

Borrowed from Italian velenoso. By surface analysis, velenu + -uż.


semma

mt-verb

semma (imperfect jsemmi, past participle msemmi, verbal noun tismija)

jsemmi (imperfect)
msemmi (participle past)
tismija (noun-from-verb)
semmejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
semmejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
semma (masculine perfect singular third-person)
semmejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
semmejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
semmew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
semmejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
semmejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
semmiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
semmejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
semmejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
semmew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsemmi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssemmi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsemmi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsemmu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ssemmu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsemmu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsemmi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssemmi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssemmi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsemmu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ssemmu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsemmu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
semmi (imperative second-person singular)
semmu (imperative plural second-person)
semmejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
semmejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
semmiex (masculine perfect singular third-person)
semmejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
semmejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
semmewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
semmejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
semmejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
semmietx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
semmejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
semmejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
semmewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsemmix (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssemmix (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsemmix (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsemmux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ssemmux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsemmux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsemmix (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssemmix (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssemmix (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsemmux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ssemmux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsemmux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tsemmix (imperative second-person singular)
tsemmux (imperative plural second-person)


semma'

semma’ (imperfect jsemma’, past participle msemma’, verbal noun tismigħ)

semma’ (canonical)
jsemma’ (imperfect)
msemma’ (participle past)
tismigħ (noun-from-verb)
semmajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
semmajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
semma’ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
semmajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
semmajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
semmgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
semmajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
semmajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
semmgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
semmajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
semmajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
semmgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsemma’ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssemma’ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsemma’ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsemmgħu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ssemmgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsemmgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsemma’ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssemma’ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssemma’ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsemmgħu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ssemmgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsemmgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
semma’ (imperative second-person singular)
semmgħu (imperative plural second-person)
semmajtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
semmajtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
semma’x (masculine perfect singular third-person)
semmajniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
semmajtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
semmgħux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
semmajtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
semmajtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
semmgħitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
semmajniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
semmajtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
semmgħux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsemma’x (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssemma’x (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsemma’x (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsemmgħux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ssemmgħux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsemmgħux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsemma’x (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssemma’x (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssemma’x (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsemmgħux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ssemmgħux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsemmgħux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ssemma’x (imperative second-person singular)
ssemmgħux (imperative plural second-person)

Iż-żgħażagħ iridu jsemmgħu leħinhom.

Young people want to make their voices heard.


refa'

refa’ (imperfect jerfa’, past participle merfugħ, verbal noun rfigħ or rfugħ)

refa’ (canonical)
jerfa’ (imperfect)
merfugħ (participle past)
rfigħ (noun-from-verb)
rfugħ (noun-from-verb)
rfajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rfajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
refa’ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
rfajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
rfajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
refgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
rfajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rfajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
refgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
rfajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
rfajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
refgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nerfa’ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
terfa’ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jerfa’ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nerfgħu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
terfgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jerfgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nerfa’ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
terfa’ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
terfa’ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nerfgħu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
terfgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jerfgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
erfa’ (imperative second-person singular)
erfgħu (imperative plural second-person)
rafa’ (alternative)

to try to hit someone [with fuq or għal]


tella'

tella’ (imperfect jtella’, past participle mtella’, verbal noun titligħ)

tella’ (canonical)
jtella’ (imperfect)
mtella’ (participle past)
titligħ (noun-from-verb)
tellajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tellajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tella’ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tellajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tellajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tellgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tellajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tellajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tellgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tellajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tellajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tellgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ntella’ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ttella’ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jtella’ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ntellgħu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ttellgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jtellgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ntella’ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ttella’ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ttella’ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ntellgħu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ttellgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jtellgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tella’ (imperative second-person singular)
tellgħu (imperative plural second-person)
tellajtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tellajtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tella’x (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tellajniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tellajtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tellgħux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tellajtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tellajtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tellgħitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tellajniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tellajtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tellgħux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ntella’x (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ttella’x (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jtella’x (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ntellgħux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ttellgħux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jtellgħux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ntella’x (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ttella’x (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ttella’x (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ntellgħux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ttellgħux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jtellgħux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ttella’x (imperative second-person singular)
ttellgħux (imperative plural second-person)
talla’ (alternative)

Tellajtu torri għoli ħafna.

Tella’ l-ktieb fuq l-ixkaffa ta’ fuq nett.

to raise, to lift (move something to a higher position)

Tellgħu l-video fuq YouTube.

Tellajthomli!

Il-kunsill lokali qed itella’ kunċert.

The local council is organising a concert.


għolla

għolla (imperfect jgħolli, past participle mgħolli)

jgħolli (imperfect)
mgħolli (participle past)
għollejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għollejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għolla (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għollejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għollejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għollew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għollejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għollejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għolliet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għollejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għollejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għollew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħolli (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħolli (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħolli (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħollu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħollu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħollu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħolli (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħolli (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħolli (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħollu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħollu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħollu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għolli (imperative second-person singular)
għollu (imperative plural second-person)
għollejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għollejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għolliex (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għollejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għollejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għollewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għollejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għollejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għollietx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għollejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għollejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għollewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħollix (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħollix (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħollix (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħollux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħollux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħollux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħollix (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħollix (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħollix (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħollux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħollux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħollux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tgħollix (imperative second-person singular)
tgħollux (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic عَلَّى (ʕallā, “to raise”). The sense “raise the price of” was transferred from għalla, from the originally unrelated Arabic غَلَّى (ḡallā).

to raise; to lift (move something to a higher position)

to raise the price of; to make something more expensive


għela

jagħli (imperfect)
għelejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għelejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għela (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għelejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għelejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għelew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għelejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għelejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għeliet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għelejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għelejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għelew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nagħli (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħli (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jagħli (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nagħlu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tagħlu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jagħlu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nagħli (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħli (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tagħli (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nagħlu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tagħlu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jagħlu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
agħli (imperative second-person singular)
agħlu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic غَلَى (ḡalā), يَغْلِي (yaḡlī, “to boil”).

(intransitive, of a liquid) to boil; to be boiled

(intransitive, of a person) to be bitter; to feel bitterness


għela

From Arabic غَلَا (ḡalā), يَغْلُو (yaḡlū, “to rise in price”).

(dated) to rise in price; to become expensive


għola

jogħla (imperfect)
għolejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għolejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għola (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għolejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għolejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għolew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għolejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għolejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għoliet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għolejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għolejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għolew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nogħla (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
togħla (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jogħla (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nogħlew (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
togħlew (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jogħlew (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nogħla (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
togħla (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
togħla (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nogħlew (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
togħlew (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jogħlew (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ogħla (imperative second-person singular)
ogħlew (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic عَلِيَ (ʕaliya, “to rise”). The sense “rise in price” was transferred from għela, from the originally unrelated Arabic غَلَا (ḡalā).

to ascend; to rise; to soar; to climb up (move to a higher position)

(of a rate, tax, etc.) to rise; to increase


ħaffer

ħaffer (imperfect jħaffer, past participle mħaffer)

jħaffer (imperfect)
mħaffer (participle past)
ħaffirt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħaffirt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħaffer (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħaffirna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ħaffirtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħaffru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħaffirt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħaffirt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħaffret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħaffirna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ħaffirtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħaffru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħaffer (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħaffer (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħaffer (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħaffru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tħaffru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħaffru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħaffer (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħaffer (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħaffer (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħaffru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tħaffru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħaffru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħaffer (imperative second-person singular)
ħaffru (imperative plural second-person)
ħaffirtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħaffirtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħaffirx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħaffirniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ħaffirtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħaffrux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħaffirtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħaffirtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħaffritx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħaffirniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ħaffirtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħaffrux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħaffirx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħaffirx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħaffirx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħaffrux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tħaffrux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħaffrux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħaffirx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħaffirx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħaffirx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħaffrux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tħaffrux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħaffrux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tħaffirx (imperative second-person singular)
tħaffrux (imperative plural second-person)

Intensive second stem replacing ħafer, from Arabic حَفَرَ (ḥafara), in order to avoid the homophony with ħafer (“to forgive”), from Arabic غَفَرَ (ḡafara).


għan

inh

Arabic عَانِي (ʕānī)


għan

mt-verb

għan (imperfect jgħin, past participle megħjun or magħjun or (colloquial) mgħin, verbal noun għajnuna)

jgħin (imperfect)
megħjun (participle past)
magħjun (participle past)
mgħin (colloquial participle past)
għajnuna (noun-from-verb)
għent (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għent (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għan (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għenna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għentu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għanu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għent (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għent (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għanet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għenna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għentu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għanu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħin (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħin (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħin (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħinu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħinu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħinu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħin (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħin (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħin (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħinu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħinu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħinu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għin (imperative second-person singular)
għinu (imperative plural second-person)


sjuf

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


siġriet

/sɪd͡ʒˈrɪːt/


ġobniet

/d͡ʒɔbˈnɪːt/


żeblaħ

mt-verb

żeblaħ (imperfect jżeblaħ, past participle mżeblaħ, verbal noun żebliħ)

jżeblaħ (imperfect)
mżeblaħ (participle past)
żebliħ (noun-from-verb)
żeblaħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żeblaħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żeblaħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żeblaħna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
żeblaħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żebilħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żeblaħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żeblaħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żebilħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żeblaħna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
żeblaħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żebilħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nżeblaħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżeblaħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jżeblaħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nżebilħu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
żżebilħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jżebilħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nżeblaħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżeblaħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
żżeblaħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nżebilħu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
żżebilħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jżebilħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
żeblaħ (imperative second-person singular)
żebilħu (imperative plural second-person)

Inherited from a dialectal Arabic زَبْلَحَ (zablaḥa). The sense varies somewhat, but appears to be related to idle or dishonest talk. Possibly related with żżagħbel and Arabic خُزَعْبَلة (ḵuzaʕbala, “made-up and ridiculous story, palaver”). Or perhaps an extended form of the root ز ب ل (z b l); compare Maltese żibel (“dung, waste”).

m+

to vilify, to abuse, to defame, to blaspheme


anġeliċi

/anˈd͡ʒɛː.lɪ.t͡ʃɪ/


baxxa

mt-verb

baxxa (imperfect jbaxxi, past participle mbaxxi)

jbaxxi (imperfect)
mbaxxi (participle past)
baxxejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
baxxejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
baxxa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
baxxejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
baxxejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
baxxew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
baxxejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
baxxejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
baxxiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
baxxejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
baxxejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
baxxew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nbaxxi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tbaxxi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jbaxxi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nbaxxu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tbaxxu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jbaxxu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nbaxxi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tbaxxi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tbaxxi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nbaxxu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tbaxxu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jbaxxu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
baxxi (imperative second-person singular)
baxxu (imperative plural second-person)
baxxejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
baxxejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
baxxiex (masculine perfect singular third-person)
baxxejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
baxxejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
baxxewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
baxxejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
baxxejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
baxxietx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
baxxejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
baxxejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
baxxewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nbaxxix (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tbaxxix (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jbaxxix (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nbaxxux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tbaxxux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jbaxxux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nbaxxix (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tbaxxix (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tbaxxix (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nbaxxux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tbaxxux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jbaxxux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tbaxxix (imperative second-person singular)
tbaxxux (imperative plural second-person)


erotiċi

/ɛˈrɔː.tɪ.t͡ʃɪ/


fqar

jifqar (imperfect)
fqart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fqart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fqar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
fqarna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
fqartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fqaru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
fqart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fqart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fqaret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
fqarna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
fqartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fqaru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nifqar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tifqar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jifqar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nifqaru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tifqaru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jifqaru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nifqar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tifqar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tifqar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nifqaru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tifqaru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jifqaru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
fqar (imperative second-person singular)
fqaru (imperative plural second-person)


ndaf

jindaf (imperfect)
ndaft (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ndaft (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ndaf (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ndafna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ndaftu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ndafu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ndaft (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ndaft (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ndafet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ndafna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ndaftu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ndafu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nindaf (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tindaf (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jindaf (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nindafu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tindafu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jindafu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nindaf (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tindaf (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tindaf (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nindafu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tindafu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jindafu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ndaf (imperative second-person singular)
ndafu (imperative plural second-person)


għanbaqar

għanbaqra (singulative)
għajnbaqriet (paucal)


qalbieni

mt-adjective

qalbieni (feminine singular qalbiena or qalbenija, plural qalbiena or qalbenin)

qalbiena (feminine singular)
qalbenija (feminine singular)
qalbiena (plural)
qalbenin (plural)

From qalb + -ieni, from Arabic قَلْب (qalb), perhaps after the expression قَوِيُّ القَلْبِ (qawiyyu l-qalbi, “courageous”, literally “strong of heart”).
The same notion exists in many languages, compare German beherzt, English take heart, etc. Compare also the etymology of courage.


kuraġġuż

kuraġġuż (feminine singular kuraġġuża, plural kuraġġużi)

kuraġġuża (feminine singular)
kuraġġużi (plural)

Borrowed from Sicilian curaggiusu, from Old French corageus, eventually derived from Latin cor (“heart”). By surface analysis, kuraġġ + -uż.


kuraġġ

Borrowed from Sicilian curaggiu, from Old French corage, eventually derived from Latin cor (“heart”).


lgħab

drool, slobber (excessive saliva as e.g. in babies or old people)


għajnbaqar

għajnbaqra (singulative)
għajnbaqriet (paucal)
għanbaqar (alternative)
għajn baqar (alternative)
għambaqar (alternative)

From Arabic عَيْن بَقَر (ʕayn baqar). By surface analysis, għajn + baqar.

plum, plums (several fruits; plum as a mass, taste, species)


għajnbaqra

għajnbaqar (collective)
għajnbaqriet (plural)

singulative of għajnbaqar: a plum (single fruit)


għanbaqra

għanbaqar (collective)
għanbaqriet (plural)
għambaqra (alternative)


qawwa

mt-verb

qawwa (imperfect jqawwi, past participle mqawwi, verbal noun tqawwija or taqwija)

jqawwi (imperfect)
mqawwi (participle past)
tqawwija (noun-from-verb)
taqwija (noun-from-verb)
qawwejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qawwejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qawwa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qawwejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
qawwejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qawwew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qawwejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qawwejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qawwiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qawwejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
qawwejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qawwew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqawwi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqawwi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqawwi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqawwu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tqawwu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqawwu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqawwi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqawwi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqawwi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqawwu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tqawwu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqawwu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
qawwi (imperative second-person singular)
qawwu (imperative plural second-person)
qawwejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
qawwejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
qawwiex (masculine perfect singular third-person)
qawwejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
qawwejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
qawwewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
qawwejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
qawwejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
qawwietx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
qawwejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
qawwejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
qawwewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nqawwix (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tqawwix (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jqawwix (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nqawwux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tqawwux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jqawwux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nqawwix (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tqawwix (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tqawwix (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nqawwux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tqawwux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jqawwux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tqawwix (imperative second-person singular)
tqawwux (imperative plural second-person)


tqawwa

jitqawwa (imperfect)
tqawwejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tqawwejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tqawwa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tqawwejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tqawwejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tqawwew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tqawwejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tqawwejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tqawwiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tqawwejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tqawwejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tqawwew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitqawwa (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titqawwa (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitqawwa (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitqawwew (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
titqawwew (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitqawwew (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitqawwa (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titqawwa (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titqawwa (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitqawwew (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
titqawwew (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitqawwew (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tqawwa (imperative second-person singular)
tqawwew (imperative plural second-person)

mediopassive of qawwa: to become strong, stronger; to be strengthened


pproteġa

pproteġa (imperfect jipproteġi, past participle protett or proteġut or pproteġut)

jipproteġi (imperfect)
protett (participle past)
proteġut (participle past)
pproteġut (participle past)
pproteġejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
pproteġejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
pproteġa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
pproteġejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
pproteġejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
pproteġew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
pproteġejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
pproteġejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
pproteġiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
pproteġejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
pproteġejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
pproteġew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nipproteġi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tipproteġi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jipproteġi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nipproteġu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tipproteġu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jipproteġu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nipproteġi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tipproteġi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tipproteġi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nipproteġu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tipproteġu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jipproteġu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
pproteġi (imperative second-person singular)
pproteġu (imperative plural second-person)
pproteġejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
pproteġejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
pproteġejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
pproteġejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
pproteġewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
pproteġejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
pproteġejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
pproteġietx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
pproteġejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
pproteġejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
pproteġewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nipproteġix (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tipproteġix (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jipproteġix (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nipproteġux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tipproteġux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jipproteġux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nipproteġix (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tipproteġix (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tipproteġix (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nipproteġux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tipproteġux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jipproteġux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tipproteġix (imperative second-person singular)
tipproteġux (imperative plural second-person)
ipproteġa (alternative also)
pproteġġa (alternative)

Borrowed from Italian proteggere and/or Sicilian prutèggiri, from Latin protegere. The lacking gemination might be directly after the Latin or just a spontaneous simplification.


ddefenda

ddefenda (imperfect jiddefendi, past participle difiż or defendut or ddefendut)

jiddefendi (imperfect)
difiż (participle past)
defendut (participle past)
ddefendut (participle past)
ddefendejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ddefendejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ddefenda (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ddefendejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ddefendejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ddefendew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ddefendejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ddefendejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ddefendiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ddefendejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ddefendejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ddefendew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niddefendi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiddefendi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiddefendi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niddefendu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tiddefendu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiddefendu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niddefendi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiddefendi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiddefendi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niddefendu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tiddefendu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiddefendu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ddefendi (imperative second-person singular)
ddefendu (imperative plural second-person)
ddefendejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ddefendejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ddefendejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ddefendejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ddefendewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ddefendejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ddefendejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ddefendietx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ddefendejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ddefendejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ddefendewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niddefendix (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiddefendix (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiddefendix (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niddefendux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tiddefendux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiddefendux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niddefendix (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiddefendix (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiddefendix (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niddefendux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tiddefendux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiddefendux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tiddefendix (imperative second-person singular)
tiddefendux (imperative plural second-person)
iddefenda (alternative also)
ddifenda (alternative)

Borrowed from Italian difendere and/or Sicilian difendiri, difenniri, both from Latin defendere. The form with de- existed as an older variant in Italian; it may also have been reinforced by Latin and/or English.


difiża

Borrowed from Sicilian difisa, from Latin defensa.


ħema

ħema (imperfect jaħmi, past participle moħmi)

jaħmi (imperfect)
moħmi (participle past)
ħmejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħmejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħema (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħmejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ħmejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħmew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħmejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħmejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħmiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħmejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ħmejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħmew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
naħmi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
taħmi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jaħmi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
naħmu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
taħmu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jaħmu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
naħmi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
taħmi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
taħmi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
naħmu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
taħmu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jaħmu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
aħmi (imperative second-person singular)
aħmu (imperative plural second-person)

(figurative) to mull, to incubate, to plan, to plot


ħama

From Arabic حَمَأ (ḥamaʔ). The word predominantly keeps its masculine gender in Maltese, but may also be feminised on account of the final -a.

silt, sludge, ooze (fine mud as found especially near the seashore)


ħama

ħama (imperfect jħami, past participle maħmi)

jħami (imperfect)
maħmi (participle past)
ħamejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħamejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħama (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħamejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ħamejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħamew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħamejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħamejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħamiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħamejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ħamejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħamew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħami (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħami (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħami (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħamu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tħamu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħamu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħami (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħami (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħami (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħamu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tħamu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħamu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħami (imperative second-person singular)
ħamu (imperative plural second-person)

inh

Arabic حَامَى (ḥāmā)


tajn

From Arabic طِين (ṭīn). Some older Gozitan dialects regularly diphthongised /iː/ and /uː/ in the vicinity of emphatic consonants. In tajn, this diphthongisation established itself more widely probably because it prevented homophony with tin (“figs”), from Arabic تِين (tīn).


tkanta

jitkanta (imperfect)
tkantajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tkantajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tkanta (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tkantajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tkantajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tkantaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tkantajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tkantajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tkantat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tkantajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tkantajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tkantaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitkanta (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titkanta (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitkanta (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitkantaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
titkantaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitkantaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitkanta (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titkanta (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titkanta (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitkantaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
titkantaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitkantaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tkanta (imperative second-person singular)
tkantaw (imperative plural second-person)
tkantajtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tkantajtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tkantajniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tkantajtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tkantawx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tkantajtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tkantajtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tkantatx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tkantajniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tkantajtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tkantawx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitkantax (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titkantax (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitkantax (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitkantawx (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
titkantawx (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitkantawx (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitkantax (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titkantax (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titkantax (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitkantawx (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
titkantawx (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitkantawx (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
titkantax (imperative second-person singular)
titkantawx (imperative plural second-person)

From kanta (“to sing”), from Latin cantare, with the form built as in a native four-radical verb.


għam

mt-verb

għam (imperfect jgħum, verbal noun għawm)

jgħum (imperfect)
għawm (noun-from-verb)
għomt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għomt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għam (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għomna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għomtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għamu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għomt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għomt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għamet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għomna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għomtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għamu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħum (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħum (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħum (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħumu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħumu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħumu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħum (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħum (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħum (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħumu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħumu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħumu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għum (imperative second-person singular)
għumu (imperative plural second-person)


għer

jgħir (imperfect)
għert (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għert (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għer (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għerna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għertu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għeru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għert (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għert (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għeret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għerna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għertu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għeru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħir (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħir (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħir (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħiru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħiru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħiru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħir (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħir (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħir (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħiru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħiru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħiru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għir (imperative second-person singular)
għiru (imperative plural second-person)


xeher

xeher (imperfect jixher, past participle mixhur, active participle xieher, verbal noun xhir or xehir)

jixher (imperfect)
mixhur (participle past)
xieher (active participle)
xhir (noun-from-verb)
xehir (noun-from-verb)
xhert (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xhert (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xeher (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xherna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
xhertu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xehru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xhert (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xhert (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xehret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xherna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
xhertu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xehru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nixher (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tixher (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jixher (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nixhru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tixhru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jixhru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nixher (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tixher (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tixher (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nixhru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tixhru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jixhru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ixher (imperative second-person singular)
ixhru (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic شَهَرَ (šahara), أَشْهَرَ (ʔašhara, “to announce, spread, make public”). The contemporary sense developed in the context of death or specifically the announcement of a person’s passing by ritualised lamentation, which is found in some countries and formerly existed also in Malta.