gezzez

mt-verb

gezzez (imperfect jgezzez, past participle mgezzez, verbal noun tgezziz)

jgezzez (imperfect)
mgezzez (participle past)
tgezziz (noun-from-verb)
gezzizt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
gezzizt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
gezzez (masculine perfect singular third-person)
gezzizna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
gezziztu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
gezzu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
gezzizt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
gezzizt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
gezzet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
gezzizna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
gezziztu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
gezzu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngezzez (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgezzez (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgezzez (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngezzu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgezzu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgezzu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngezzez (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgezzez (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgezzez (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngezzu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgezzu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgezzu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
gezzez (imperative second-person singular)
gezzu (imperative plural second-person)
gezziztx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
gezziztx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
gezzizx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
gezzizniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
gezziztux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
gezzux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
gezziztx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
gezziztx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
gezzitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
gezzizniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
gezziztux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
gezzux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngezzizx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgezzizx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgezzizx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngezzux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgezzux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgezzux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngezzizx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgezzizx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgezzizx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngezzux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgezzux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgezzux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tgezzizx (imperative second-person singular)
tgezzux (imperative plural second-person)

From the original form below by reinterpretation of -dds- in the inflected forms as -zz-. Compare gozz.

alternative form of geddes (“to heap up, amass”)


tgeddes

tgeddes (imperfect jitgeddes, verbal noun tgeddis)

jitgeddes (imperfect)
tgeddis (noun-from-verb)
tgeddist (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tgeddist (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tgeddes (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tgeddisna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tgeddistu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tgeddsu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tgeddist (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tgeddist (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tgeddset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tgeddisna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tgeddistu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tgeddsu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitgeddes (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titgeddes (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitgeddes (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitgeddsu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
titgeddsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitgeddsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitgeddes (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titgeddes (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titgeddes (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitgeddsu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
titgeddsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitgeddsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tgeddes (imperative second-person singular)
tgeddsu (imperative plural second-person)
tgeddistx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tgeddistx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tgeddisx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tgeddisniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tgeddistux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tgeddsux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tgeddistx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tgeddistx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tgeddsitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tgeddisniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tgeddistux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tgeddsux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitgeddisx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titgeddisx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitgeddisx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitgeddsux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
titgeddsux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitgeddsux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitgeddisx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titgeddisx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titgeddisx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitgeddsux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
titgeddsux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitgeddsux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
titgeddisx (imperative second-person singular)
titgeddsux (imperative plural second-person)
tgezzez (alternative)

mediopassive of geddes: to be heaped up, amassed


tgezzez

tgezzez (imperfect jitgezzez, verbal noun tgezziz)

jitgezzez (imperfect)
tgezziz (noun-from-verb)
tgezzizt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tgezzizt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tgezzez (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tgezzizna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tgezziztu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tgezzu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tgezzizt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tgezzizt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tgezzet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tgezzizna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tgezziztu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tgezzu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitgezzez (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titgezzez (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitgezzez (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitgezzu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
titgezzu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitgezzu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitgezzez (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titgezzez (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titgezzez (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitgezzu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
titgezzu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitgezzu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tgezzez (imperative second-person singular)
tgezzu (imperative plural second-person)
tgezziztx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tgezziztx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tgezzizx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tgezzizniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tgezziztux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tgezzux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tgezziztx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tgezziztx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tgezzitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tgezzizniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tgezziztux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tgezzux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitgezzizx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titgezzizx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitgezzizx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitgezzux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
titgezzux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitgezzux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitgezzizx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titgezzizx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titgezzizx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitgezzux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
titgezzux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitgezzux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
titgezzizx (imperative second-person singular)
titgezzux (imperative plural second-person)


tarrax

tarrax (imperfect jtarrax, past participle mtarrax, verbal noun titrix)

jtarrax (imperfect)
mtarrax (participle past)
titrix (noun-from-verb)
tarraxt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tarraxt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tarrax (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tarraxna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tarraxtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tarrxu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tarraxt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tarraxt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tarrxet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tarraxna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tarraxtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tarrxu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ntarrax (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ttarrax (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jtarrax (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ntarrxu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ttarrxu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jtarrxu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ntarrax (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ttarrax (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ttarrax (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ntarrxu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ttarrxu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jtarrxu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tarrax (imperative second-person singular)
tarrxu (imperative plural second-person)
tarraxtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tarraxtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tarraxx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tarraxniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tarraxtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tarrxux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tarraxtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tarraxtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tarrxitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tarraxniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tarraxtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tarrxux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ntarraxx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ttarraxx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jtarraxx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ntarrxux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ttarrxux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jtarrxux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ntarraxx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ttarraxx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ttarraxx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ntarrxux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ttarrxux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jtarrxux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ttarraxx (imperative second-person singular)
ttarrxux (imperative plural second-person)


truxija

truxiti (first-person singular)
truxitna (first-person singular)
truxitek (second-person singular)
truxitkom (second-person singular)
truxitu (masculine singular third-person)
truxitha (feminine singular third-person)
truxithom (singular third-person)


razzist

mt-adj

razzist (feminine singular razzista, plural razzisti)

razzista (feminine singular)
razzisti (plural)
razzista (alternative)


għalef

mt-verb

għalef (imperfect jagħlef, past participle magħluf)

jagħlef (imperfect)
magħluf (participle past)
għalift (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għalift (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għalef (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għalifna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għaliftu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għalfu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għalift (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għalift (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għalfet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għalifna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għaliftu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għalfu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nagħlef (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħlef (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jagħlef (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nagħlfu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tagħlfu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jagħlfu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nagħlef (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħlef (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tagħlef (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nagħlfu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tagħlfu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jagħlfu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
agħlef (imperative second-person singular)
agħlfu (imperative plural second-person)
għaliftx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għaliftx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għalifx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għalifniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għaliftux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għalfux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għaliftx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għaliftx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għalfitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għalifniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għaliftux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għalfux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nagħlifx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tagħlifx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jagħlifx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nagħlfux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tagħlfux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jagħlfux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nagħlifx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tagħlifx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tagħlifx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nagħlfux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tagħlfux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jagħlfux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tagħlifx (imperative second-person singular)
tagħlfux (imperative plural second-person)


jagħlef

third-person masculine singular imperfect of għalef


mazzun

(figurative) gullible (someone easily deceived or duped, naive)


kuxjenza

Borrowed from Sicilian cuscienza, from Latin conscientia.

conscience (inner sense of morality; the attitude to one’s actions that it creates)


xejjaħ

xejjaħ (imperfect jxejjaħ, past participle mxejjaħ, verbal noun tixjiħ)

jxejjaħ (imperfect)
mxejjaħ (participle past)
tixjiħ (noun-from-verb)
xejjaħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xejjaħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xejjaħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xejjaħna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
xejjaħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xejħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xejjaħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xejjaħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xejħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xejjaħna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
xejjaħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xejħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nxejjaħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxejjaħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jxejjaħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nxejħu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
xxejħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jxejħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nxejjaħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxejjaħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
xxejjaħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nxejħu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
xxejħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jxejħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xejjaħ (imperative second-person singular)
xejħu (imperative plural second-person)
xejjaħtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
xejjaħtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
xejjaħx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
xejjaħniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
xejjaħtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
xejħux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
xejjaħtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
xejjaħtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
xejħitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
xejjaħniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
xejjaħtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
xejħux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nxejjaħx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
xxejjaħx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jxejjaħx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nxejħux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
xxejħux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jxejħux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nxejjaħx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
xxejjaħx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
xxejjaħx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nxejħux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
xxejħux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jxejħux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
xxejjaħx (imperative second-person singular)
xxejħux (imperative plural second-person)

to make someone old, or make them seem or feel old


tixjieħ

second-person singular imperfect of xjieħ

third-person feminine singular imperfect of xjieħ


jixjieħ

third-person masculine singular imperfect of xjieħ


anzjan

mt-adj

anzjan (feminine singular anzjana, plural anzjani)

anzjana (feminine singular)
anzjani (plural)

Borrowed from Sicilian anzianu and/or Italian anziano, from Vulgar Latin *anteanus, derived from Latin ante.

(polite) old, elderly, senior (as in senior citizen)


Missierna

From missierna (“our father”), from missier (“father”) + -na (first-person plural pronominal suffix).

(Christianity) Lord's Prayer, Our Father


daħħal

mt-verb

daħħal (imperfect jdaħħal, past participle mdaħħal, verbal noun tidħil)

jdaħħal (imperfect)
mdaħħal (participle past)
tidħil (noun-from-verb)
daħħalt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
daħħalt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
daħħal (masculine perfect singular third-person)
daħħalna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
daħħaltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
daħħlu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
daħħalt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
daħħalt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
daħħlet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
daħħalna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
daħħaltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
daħħlu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ndaħħal (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ddaħħal (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jdaħħal (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ndaħħlu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ddaħħlu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jdaħħlu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ndaħħal (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ddaħħal (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ddaħħal (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ndaħħlu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ddaħħlu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jdaħħlu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
daħħal (imperative second-person singular)
daħħlu (imperative plural second-person)
daħħaltx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
daħħaltx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
daħħalx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
daħħalniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
daħħaltux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
daħħlux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
daħħaltx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
daħħaltx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
daħħlitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
daħħalniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
daħħaltux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
daħħlux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ndaħħalx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ddaħħalx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jdaħħalx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ndaħħlux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ddaħħlux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jdaħħlux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ndaħħalx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ddaħħalx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ddaħħalx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ndaħħlux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ddaħħlux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jdaħħlux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ddaħħalx (imperative second-person singular)
ddaħħlux (imperative plural second-person)

Daħħalna żiemel ġdid.


glorja

Borrowed from Italian gloria, from Latin gloria.


tiġrib

verbal noun of ġarrab: test, trial, temptation


jessu għalik

jessu għalik ! (canonical)
jassu għalik (alternative)

Unknown. Aquilina rejects a derivation from Arabic يَا سَلام (yā salām). The required contraction of sliem into -ssu is indeed unlikely. However, Aquilina’s own connection with Arabic يَسَّ (yassa, “to journey”) seems even less plausible.
The phrase is reminiscent of dialectal Arabic الله عَلَيْك (allāh ʕalayk), which often has the same sense of “bravo!, well done!”. The word jessu would then be Christian Arabic يَسُوع (yasūʕ, “Jesus”). The unexpected gemination is not problematic in this exclamatory context. However, it is questionable whether يَسُوع (yasūʕ) was ever used in Malta. While there were Arabic-speaking missionaries, no Christian Arabic names are found. Moreover, the Islamic name form Għisa is attested (though it is not entirely clear whether the Maltese actually used it among themselves or knew it mainly through Muslim slaves).

m+

الله عَلَيْك

(archaic, especially to a child) bravo!, well done!


kkonkluda

mt-verb

kkonkluda (imperfect jikkonkludi, past participle konkluż)

jikkonkludi (imperfect)
konkluż (participle past)
kkonkludejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
kkonkludejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
kkonkluda (masculine perfect singular third-person)
kkonkludejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
kkonkludejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
kkonkludew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
kkonkludejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
kkonkludejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
kkonkludiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
kkonkludejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
kkonkludejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
kkonkludew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nikkonkludi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tikkonkludi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jikkonkludi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nikkonkludu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tikkonkludu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jikkonkludu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nikkonkludi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tikkonkludi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tikkonkludi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nikkonkludu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tikkonkludu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jikkonkludu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
kkonkludi (imperative second-person singular)
kkonkludu (imperative plural second-person)
kkonkludejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
kkonkludejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
kkonkludejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
kkonkludejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
kkonkludewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
kkonkludejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
kkonkludejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
kkonkludietx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
kkonkludejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
kkonkludejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
kkonkludewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nikkonkludix (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tikkonkludix (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jikkonkludix (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nikkonkludux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tikkonkludux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jikkonkludux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nikkonkludix (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tikkonkludix (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tikkonkludix (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nikkonkludux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tikkonkludux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jikkonkludux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tikkonkludix (imperative second-person singular)
tikkonkludux (imperative plural second-person)
ikkonkluda (alternative also)

Borrowed from Italian concludere, from Latin concludere.


frugħ

verbal noun of forogħ: ebb, the receding of the sea


ferra'

ferra’ (imperfect jferra’, past participle mferra’, verbal noun tifrigħ)

ferra’ (canonical)
jferra’ (imperfect)
mferra’ (participle past)
tifrigħ (noun-from-verb)
ferrajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ferrajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ferra’ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ferrajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ferrajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ferrgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ferrajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ferrajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ferrgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ferrajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ferrajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ferrgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nferra’ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tferra’ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jferra’ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nferrgħu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tferrgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jferrgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nferra’ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tferra’ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tferra’ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nferrgħu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tferrgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jferrgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ferra’ (imperative second-person singular)
ferrgħu (imperative plural second-person)
ferrajtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ferrajtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ferra’x (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ferrajniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ferrajtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ferrgħux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ferrajtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ferrajtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ferrgħitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ferrajniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ferrajtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ferrgħux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nferra’x (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tferra’x (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jferra’x (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nferrgħux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tferrgħux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jferrgħux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nferra’x (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tferra’x (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tferra’x (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nferrgħux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tferrgħux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jferrgħux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tferra’x (imperative second-person singular)
tferrgħux (imperative plural second-person)

Regularly the verb “to pour” (Arabic فَرَّغَ (farraḡa)) should be ferragħ, while the verb “to branch out” (Arabic فَرَّعَ (farraʕa)) should be ferra’. However, due to confluence in several conjugated forms, both have been merged and are now variants.

alternative form of ferragħ (“to branch out”)


jofrogħ

third-person masculine singular imperfect of forogħ


mifrugħ

mt-past participle

mifrugħ (feminine mifrugħa, plural mifrugħa or mifrugħin)

mifrugħa (feminine)
mifrugħa (plural)
mifrugħin (plural)

past participle of forogħ: at low tide, receded, in a state of ebb


glorjuż

mt-adj

glorjuż (feminine singular glorjuża, plural glorjużi)

glorjuża (feminine singular)
glorjużi (plural)

Borrowed from Italian glorioso. By surface analysis, glorja + -uż.


għagħa

From Arabic غَاغَة (ḡāḡa, “mob, crowd”). The word is an extreme example of how the loss/vowelisation of għ has weakened the phonetic shapes of many words in Maltese. One might think that għagħa would subsequently have come out of use, but it remains common.


għagħa

jgħagħi (imperfect)
għagħejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għagħejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għagħa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għagħejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għagħejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għagħew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għagħejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għagħejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għagħiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għagħejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għagħejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għagħew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħagħi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħagħi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħagħi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħagħu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħagħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħagħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħagħi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħagħi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħagħi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħagħu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħagħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħagħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għagħi (imperative second-person singular)
għagħu (imperative plural second-person)


ħakk

mt-verb

ħakk (imperfect jħokk, past participle maħkuk)

jħokk (imperfect)
maħkuk (participle past)
ħakkejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħakkejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħakk (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħakkejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ħakkejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħakkew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħakkejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħakkejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħakket (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħakkejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ħakkejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħakkew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħokk (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħokk (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħokk (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħokku (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tħokku (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħokku (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħokk (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħokk (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħokk (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħokku (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tħokku (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħokku (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħokk (imperative second-person singular)
ħokku (imperative plural second-person)
ħakkejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħakkejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħakkx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħakkejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ħakkejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħakkewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħakkejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħakkejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħakkitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħakkejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ħakkejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħakkewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħokkx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħokkx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħokkx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħokkux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tħokkux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħokkux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħokkx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħokkx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħokkx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħokkux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tħokkux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħokkux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tħokkx (imperative second-person singular)
tħokkux (imperative plural second-person)


żebbiegħ

mt-noun

żebbiegħ m (plural żebbiegħa, feminine żebbiegħa)


nżebagħ

jinżebagħ (imperfect)
nżbagħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nżbagħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nżebagħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nżbagħna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
nżbagħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nżebgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nżbagħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nżbagħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nżebgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nżbagħna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
nżbagħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nżebgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ninżebagħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinżebagħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jinżebagħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninżebgħu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tinżebgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinżebgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ninżebagħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinżebagħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tinżebagħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninżebgħu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tinżebgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinżebgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
nżebagħ (imperative second-person singular)
nżebgħu (imperative plural second-person)
inżebagħ (alternative also)
nżeba’ (alternative variant)

mediopassive of żebagħ: to be painted, coloured, varnished, dyed


nżeba'

nżeba’ (canonical)
jinżeba’ (imperfect)
nżbajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nżbajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nżeba’ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nżbajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
nżbajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nżebgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nżbajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nżbajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nżebgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nżbajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
nżbajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nżebgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ninżeba’ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinżeba’ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jinżeba’ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninżebgħu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tinżebgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinżebgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ninżeba’ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinżeba’ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tinżeba’ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninżebgħu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tinżebgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinżebgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
nżeba’ (imperative second-person singular)
nżebgħu (imperative plural second-person)
inżeba’ (alternative also)


żbigħ

verbal noun of żebagħ: colouring, painting, varnishing, dyeing


pittur

pittur m (plural pitturi, feminine pittur or pittura)

pitturi (plural)
pittur (feminine)
pittura (feminine)

Borrowed from Sicilian pitturi, from Latin pictor.


mimli

mt-past participle

mimli (feminine mimlija, plural mimlija or mimlijin)

mimlija (feminine)
mimlija (plural)
mimlijin (plural)

Id-dar kienet mimlija nies / mimlija bin-nies.

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

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

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:

full, filled [with indefinite noun or b’ (+ definite noun)]

+obj

(of the sea) at high tide, in a state of flow, flood

past participle of mela
at high tide, in a state of flow, flood


Ave Marija

(Roman Catholicism) synonym of Sliema (“Hail Mary”)


Sliema u Qaddisa

From the first words of the prayer’s first and second portions. Compare the text at the main lemma.

alternative form of Sliema (“Hail Mary”)


grazzja

Borrowed from Sicilian grazzia and/or Italian grazia, both from Latin gratia.


mbierek

mt-past participle

mbierek (feminine mbierka, plural mberkin or mbierka)

mbierka (feminine)
mberkin (plural)
mbierka (plural)
imbierek (alternative also)

For the use with God compare Arabic تَبارَكَ وَتَعالَى (tabāraka wataʕālā).

cog

تَبارَكَ وَتَعالَى

Kunu mberkin!

Alla l-Imbierek

God the Lord, God the Most High, God who be praised


sliema

Ħuh wasal bis-sliema.


dgħat

third-person feminine singular perfect of dagħa


nidgħi

first-person singular imperfect of dagħa


tidgħi

second-person singular imperfect of dagħa

third-person feminine singular imperfect of dagħa


reġġa'

mt-verb

reġġa’ (imperfect jreġġa’, past participle mreġġa’, verbal noun tirġigħ)

reġġa’ (canonical)
jreġġa’ (imperfect)
mreġġa’ (participle past)
tirġigħ (noun-from-verb)
reġġajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
reġġajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
reġġa’ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
reġġajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
reġġajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
reġġgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
reġġajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
reġġajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
reġġgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
reġġajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
reġġajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
reġġgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nreġġa’ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
treġġa’ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jreġġa’ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nreġġgħu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
treġġgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jreġġgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nreġġa’ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
treġġa’ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
treġġa’ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nreġġgħu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
treġġgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jreġġgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
reġġa’ (imperative second-person singular)
reġġgħu (imperative plural second-person)
reġġajtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
reġġajtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
reġġa’x (masculine perfect singular third-person)
reġġajniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
reġġajtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
reġġgħux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
reġġajtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
reġġajtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
reġġgħitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
reġġajniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
reġġajtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
reġġgħux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nreġġa’x (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
treġġa’x (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jreġġa’x (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nreġġgħux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
treġġgħux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jreġġgħux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nreġġa’x (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
treġġa’x (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
treġġa’x (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nreġġgħux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
treġġgħux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jreġġgħux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
treġġa’x (imperative second-person singular)
treġġgħux (imperative plural second-person)
raġġa’ (alternative)


wassal

wassal (imperfect jwassal, past participle mwassal, verbal noun twassil)

jwassal (imperfect)
mwassal (participle past)
twassil (noun-from-verb)
wassalt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
wassalt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
wassal (masculine perfect singular third-person)
wassalna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
wassaltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
wasslu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
wassalt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
wassalt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
wasslet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
wassalna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
wassaltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
wasslu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nwassal (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twassal (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jwassal (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nwasslu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
twasslu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jwasslu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nwassal (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twassal (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
twassal (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nwasslu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
twasslu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jwasslu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
wassal (imperative second-person singular)
wasslu (imperative plural second-person)
wassaltx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
wassaltx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
wassalx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
wassalniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
wassaltux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
wasslux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
wassaltx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
wassaltx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
wasslitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
wassalniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
wassaltux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
wasslux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nwassalx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twassalx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jwassalx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nwasslux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
twasslux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jwasslux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nwassalx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twassalx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
twassalx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nwasslux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
twasslux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jwasslux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
twassalx (imperative second-person singular)
twasslux (imperative plural second-person)


żeġġ

żeġġ (imperfect jżiġġ or jżeġġ, past participle mżeġġ, verbal noun żeġġ or żeġġien)

jżiġġ (imperfect)
jżeġġ (imperfect)
mżeġġ (participle past)
żeġġ (noun-from-verb)
żeġġien (noun-from-verb)
żeġġejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żeġġejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żeġġ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żeġġejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
żeġġejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żeġġew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żeġġejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żeġġejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żeġġet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żeġġejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
żeġġejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żeġġew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nżiġġ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżiġġ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jżiġġ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nżiġġu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
żżiġġu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jżiġġu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nżiġġ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżiġġ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
żżiġġ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nżiġġu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
żżiġġu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jżiġġu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
żiġġ (imperative second-person singular)
żiġġu (imperative plural second-person)
żeġġejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żeġġejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żeġġx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żeġġejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
żeġġejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żeġġewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żeġġejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żeġġejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żeġġitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żeġġejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
żeġġejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żeġġewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nżiġġx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżiġġx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jżiġġx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nżiġġux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
żżiġġux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jżiġġux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nżiġġx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżiġġx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
żżiġġx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nżiġġux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
żżiġġux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jżiġġux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
żżiġġx (imperative second-person singular)
żżiġġux (imperative plural second-person)
żeġġejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żeġġejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żeġġ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żeġġejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
żeġġejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żeġġew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żeġġejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żeġġejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żeġġet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żeġġejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
żeġġejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żeġġew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nżeġġ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżeġġ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jżeġġ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nżeġġu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
żżeġġu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jżeġġu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nżeġġ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżeġġ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
żżeġġ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nżeġġu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
żżeġġu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jżeġġu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
żeġġ (imperative second-person singular)
żeġġu (imperative plural second-person)
żeġġejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żeġġejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żeġġx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żeġġejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
żeġġejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żeġġewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żeġġejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żeġġejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żeġġitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żeġġejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
żeġġejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żeġġewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nżeġġx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
żżeġġx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jżeġġx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nżeġġux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
żżeġġux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jżeġġux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nżeġġx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
żżeġġx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
żżeġġx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nżeġġux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
żżeġġux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jżeġġux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
żżeġġx (imperative second-person singular)
żżeġġux (imperative plural second-person)

to move (around) swiftly and energetically, to frisk (e.g. of fish), to lick (of flames)


ħabbel

ħabbel (imperfect jħabbel, past participle mħabbel)

jħabbel (imperfect)
mħabbel (participle past)
ħabbilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħabbilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħabbel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħabbilna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ħabbiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħabblu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħabbilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħabbilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħabblet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħabbilna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ħabbiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħabblu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħabbel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħabbel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħabbel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħabblu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tħabblu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħabblu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħabbel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħabbel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħabbel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħabblu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tħabblu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħabblu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħabbel (imperative second-person singular)
ħabblu (imperative plural second-person)
ħabbiltx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħabbiltx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħabbilx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħabbilniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ħabbiltux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħabblux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħabbiltx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħabbiltx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħabblitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħabbilniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ħabbiltux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħabblux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħabbilx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħabbilx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħabbilx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħabblux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tħabblux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħabblux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħabbilx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħabbilx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħabbilx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħabblux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tħabblux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħabblux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tħabbilx (imperative second-person singular)
tħabblux (imperative plural second-person)


jżiġġ

third-person masculine singular imperfect of żeġġ


likkem

likkem (imperfect jlikkem, past participle mlikkem)

jlikkem (imperfect)
mlikkem (participle past)
likkimt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
likkimt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
likkem (masculine perfect singular third-person)
likkimna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
likkimtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
likkmu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
likkimt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
likkimt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
likkmet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
likkimna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
likkimtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
likkmu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nlikkem (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tlikkem (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jlikkem (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nlikkmu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tlikkmu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jlikkmu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nlikkem (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tlikkem (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tlikkem (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nlikkmu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tlikkmu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jlikkmu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
likkem (imperative second-person singular)
likkmu (imperative plural second-person)
likkimtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
likkimtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
likkimx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
likkimniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
likkimtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
likkmux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
likkimtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
likkimtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
likkmitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
likkimniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
likkimtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
likkmux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nlikkimx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tlikkimx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jlikkimx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nlikkmux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tlikkmux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jlikkmux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nlikkimx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tlikkimx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tlikkimx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nlikkmux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tlikkmux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jlikkmux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tlikkimx (imperative second-person singular)
tlikkmux (imperative plural second-person)

Probably from loqma (“bite, morsel”), from Arabic لُقْمة (luqma), with sporadic -k- for -q-. If so, a doublet of laqqam.


burqax

Inherited from dialectal Arabic بُرْقاش (burqāš).

Serranus scriba
Serranus scriba#Translingual

painted comber (Serranus scriba, a fish)


forka

Borrowed from Sicilian furca and/or Italian forca, both from Latin furca.


bixra

From Arabic بَشَرَة (bašara, “skin, especially its surface”).

inh

appearance (the way someone or something looks, appears)


felul

Arabic ثُؤْلُول (ṯuʔlūl)

Għall-wiċċ t’Adam, u t-trabiet żgħira
u l-frak ċkejkuna miegħu sfaw meħula,
u saru nemex; żrara ċkejkna u tonda
baqgħet meħula wkoll, saret felula.

1966, Anton Buttigieg, “In-Nemex”, in Ejjew Nidħku Ftit Ieħor:


tgħalliq

/taˤːlˈlɪːʔ/

verbal noun of għallaq: hanging (as a form of execution)

verbal noun of tgħallaq: hanging (as a form of suicide)


mxiegħel

mt-past participle

mxiegħel (feminine mxiegħla, plural mxiegħla or mxegħlin)

mxiegħla (feminine)
mxiegħla (plural)
mxegħlin (plural)
imxiegħel (alternative also)

/(ɪ)mˈʃɪː.əˤl/

/(ɪ)mˈʃɪː.ɣɛl/

past participle of xiegħel: occupied, busy


tferragħ

jitferragħ (imperfect)
tferragħt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tferragħt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tferragħ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tferragħna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tferragħtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tferrgħu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tferragħt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tferragħt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tferrgħet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tferragħna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tferragħtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tferrgħu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitferragħ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titferragħ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitferragħ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitferrgħu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
titferrgħu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitferrgħu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitferragħ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titferragħ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titferragħ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitferrgħu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
titferrgħu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitferrgħu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tferragħ (imperative second-person singular)
tferrgħu (imperative plural second-person)
tferragħtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tferragħtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tferragħx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tferragħniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tferragħtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tferrgħux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tferragħtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tferragħtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tferrgħitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tferragħniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tferragħtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tferrgħux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitferragħx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titferragħx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitferragħx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitferrgħux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
titferrgħux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitferrgħux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitferragħx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titferragħx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titferragħx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitferrgħux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
titferrgħux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitferrgħux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
titferragħx (imperative second-person singular)
titferrgħux (imperative plural second-person)
tferra’ (alternative)


paċpaċ

mt-verb

paċpaċ (imperfect jpaċpaċ, verbal noun tpaċpiċ)

jpaċpaċ (imperfect)
tpaċpiċ (noun-from-verb)
paċpaċt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
paċpaċt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
paċpaċ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
paċpaċna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
paċpaċtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
paċpċu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
paċpaċt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
paċpaċt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
paċpċet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
paċpaċna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
paċpaċtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
paċpċu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
npaċpaċ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tpaċpaċ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jpaċpaċ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
npaċpċu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tpaċpċu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jpaċpċu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
npaċpaċ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tpaċpaċ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tpaċpaċ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
npaċpċu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tpaċpċu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jpaċpċu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
paċpaċ (imperative second-person singular)
paċpċu (imperative plural second-person)
paċpaċtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
paċpaċtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
paċpaċx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
paċpaċniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
paċpaċtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
paċpċux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
paċpaċtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
paċpaċtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
paċpċitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
paċpaċniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
paċpaċtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
paċpċux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
npaċpaċx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tpaċpaċx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jpaċpaċx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
npaċpċux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tpaċpċux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jpaċpċux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
npaċpaċx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tpaċpaċx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tpaċpaċx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
npaċpċux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tpaċpċux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jpaċpċux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tpaċpaċx (imperative second-person singular)
tpaċpċux (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic بَجْبَجَ (bajbaja), probably influenced by paċoċċ. Compare بَجْباج (bajbāj, “talking nonsense, garrulous, stupid”).


paċpaċi

mt-adj

paċpaċi (feminine singular paċpaċa, plural paċpaċa)

paċpaċa (feminine singular)
paċpaċa (plural)

From Arabic بَجْباج (bajbāj, “talking nonsense, garrulous, stupid”).


tpaċpiċ

verbal noun of paċpaċ: talk, chat, babbling


fjamma

mt-noun

fjamma f (plural fjammi or (rare) fjamem)

Borrowed from Italian fiamma, from Latin flamma.


ġawhriet

paucal of ġawhar: 2 to 10 jewels, pearls


difa

jidfi (imperfect)
dfejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dfejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
difa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
dfejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
dfejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
dfew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
dfejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dfejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
dfiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
dfejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
dfejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
dfew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nidfi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tidfi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jidfi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nidfu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tidfu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jidfu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nidfi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tidfi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tidfi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nidfu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tidfu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jidfu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
idfi (imperative second-person singular)
idfu (imperative plural second-person)


difa

Alternative form: diefa


il-għodwa t-tajba

l-għodwa t-tajba
l-għodwa t-tajba#Maltese


ndiehes

jindiehes (imperfect)
ndehist (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ndehist (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ndiehes (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ndehisna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ndehistu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ndiehsu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ndehist (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ndehist (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ndiehset (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ndehisna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ndehistu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ndiehsu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nindiehes (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tindiehes (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jindiehes (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nindiehsu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tindiehsu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jindiehsu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nindiehes (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tindiehes (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tindiehes (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nindiehsu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tindiehsu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jindiehsu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ndiehes (imperative second-person singular)
ndiehsu (imperative plural second-person)
indiehes (alternative also)
ndehes (alternative dated)
ndess (alternative obsolete)

The contemporary form is an analogical alteration of ndehes, but this is perhaps itself an alteration of ndess. Then further from Arabic اِنْدَسَّ (indassa, “to enter”, also “to visit in secret or in order to gossip”).

inh

(with f’) to seek access (to some group or field), especially through flattery and the like

(with ma’) to curry favour, to seek contact (with some person)


ħaxxem

mt-verb

ħaxxem (imperfect jħaxxem, past participle mħaxxem, verbal noun taħxim)

jħaxxem (imperfect)
mħaxxem (participle past)
taħxim (noun-from-verb)
ħaxximt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħaxximt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħaxxem (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħaxximna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ħaxximtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħaxxmu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħaxximt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħaxximt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħaxxmet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħaxximna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ħaxximtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħaxxmu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħaxxem (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħaxxem (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħaxxem (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħaxxmu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tħaxxmu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħaxxmu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħaxxem (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħaxxem (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħaxxem (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħaxxmu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tħaxxmu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħaxxmu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħaxxem (imperative second-person singular)
ħaxxmu (imperative plural second-person)
ħaxximtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħaxximtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħaxximx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħaxximniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ħaxximtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħaxxmux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħaxximtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħaxximtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħaxxmitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħaxximniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ħaxximtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħaxxmux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħaxximx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħaxximx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħaxximx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħaxxmux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tħaxxmux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħaxxmux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħaxximx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħaxximx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħaxximx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħaxxmux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tħaxxmux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħaxxmux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tħaxximx (imperative second-person singular)
tħaxxmux (imperative plural second-person)
ħaxkem (alternative)

From Arabic هَشَّمَ (haššama, “to crush”)

(chiefly Gozo) to catch, trap one’s finger (etc.), as in a door or drawer


kexxun

mt-noun

kexxun m (plural kxaxen or kxiexen, diminutive kxajxen or kxejxen)

kxaxen (plural)
kxiexen (plural)
kxajxen (diminutive)
kxejxen (diminutive)


rieqed

active participle of raqad: sleeping, asleep


matul

matuli (first-person singular)
matulna (first-person plural)
matulek (second-person singular)
matulkom (plural second-person)
matulu (masculine singular third-person)
matulha (feminine singular third-person)
matulhom (plural third-person)

From ma’ + tul, literally “with the length [of]”.


ħlejju

mt-adj

ħlejju (feminine singular ħlejja, plural ħlejja or ħlejjin)

ħlejja (feminine singular)
ħlejja (plural)
ħlejjin (plural)


jindiehes

third-person masculine singular imperfect of ndiehes


jindiehsu

third-person plural imperfect of ndiehes


fiehmet

third-person feminine singular perfect of fiehem


jfiehem

third-person masculine singular imperfect of fiehem


Ġaħan

From Arabic جُحَا (juḥā). The final -n is probably paragogic. Cognate with Sicilian Giufà.

Hershel of Ostropol
w:Hershel of Ostropol

(folklore) A character in Maltese folktales, a “wise fool”, equivalent to the Arabic Joha, Ladino Djoha and Sicilian Giufà, similar also to the Turko-Persian Molla Nasreddin, the Jewish Hershel of Ostropol, the German Till Eulenspiegel, etc.


tgħir

second-person singular imperfect of għer

third-person feminine singular imperfect of għer


forgħot

third-person feminine singular perfect of forogħ


tofrogħ

second-person singular imperfect of forogħ

third-person feminine singular imperfect of forogħ


kuntest

Borrowed from Sicilian cuntestu, from Latin contextus.

Din il-kelma għandha tifsiriet differenti skont il-kuntest tagħha.

This word has different meanings depending on its context.


skont

skonti (first-person singular)
skontna (first-person plural)
skontok (second-person singular)
skontkom (plural second-person)
skontu (masculine singular third-person)
skontha (feminine singular third-person)
skonthom (plural third-person)
skond (alternative)

From older Sicilian *sicundu (now sicunnu) and/or Italian secondo, both from Latin secundum.

Skontok x’inhija l-aktar ħaġa importanti?

What’s the most important thing according to you? (in your opinion?)


skont

Borrowed from Italian sconto, from Latin discomputus.


traċċa

Borrowed from Sicilian traccia and/or Italian traccia, both derived from Vulgar Latin *tractiāre, itself from Latin tractus.


stħarreġ

mt-verb

stħarreġ (imperfect jistħarreġ, past participle mistħarreġ, verbal noun stħarriġ)

jistħarreġ (imperfect)
mistħarreġ (participle past)
stħarriġ (noun-from-verb)
stħarriġt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
stħarriġt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
stħarreġ (masculine perfect singular third-person)
stħarriġna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
stħarriġtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
stħarrġu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
stħarriġt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
stħarriġt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
stħarrġet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
stħarriġna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
stħarriġtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
stħarrġu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nistħarreġ (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tistħarreġ (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jistħarreġ (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nistħarrġu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tistħarrġu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jistħarrġu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nistħarreġ (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tistħarreġ (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tistħarreġ (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nistħarrġu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tistħarrġu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jistħarrġu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
stħarreġ (imperative second-person singular)
stħarrġu (imperative plural second-person)
staħreġ (alternative)


mexxa

mexxa (imperfect jmexxi, past participle mmexxi, verbal noun tmexxija)

jmexxi (imperfect)
mmexxi (participle past)
tmexxija (noun-from-verb)
mexxejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
mexxejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
mexxa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
mexxejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
mexxejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
mexxew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
mexxejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
mexxejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
mexxiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
mexxejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
mexxejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
mexxew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
mmexxi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tmexxi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jmexxi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
mmexxu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tmexxu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jmexxu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
mmexxi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tmexxi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tmexxi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
mmexxu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tmexxu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jmexxu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
mexxi (imperative second-person singular)
mexxu (imperative plural second-person)
mexxejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
mexxejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
mexxiex (masculine perfect singular third-person)
mexxejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
mexxejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
mexxewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
mexxejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
mexxejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
mexxietx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
mexxejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
mexxejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
mexxewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
mmexxix (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tmexxix (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jmexxix (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
mmexxux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tmexxux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jmexxux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
mmexxix (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tmexxix (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tmexxix (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
mmexxux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tmexxux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jmexxux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tmexxix (imperative second-person singular)
tmexxux (imperative plural second-person)


tmexxa

jitmexxa (imperfect)
tmexxejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tmexxejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tmexxa (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tmexxejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tmexxejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tmexxew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tmexxejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tmexxejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tmexxiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tmexxejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tmexxejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tmexxew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitmexxa (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titmexxa (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitmexxa (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitmexxew (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
titmexxew (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitmexxew (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitmexxa (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titmexxa (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titmexxa (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitmexxew (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
titmexxew (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitmexxew (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tmexxa (imperative second-person singular)
tmexxew (imperative plural second-person)

Il-quddiesa se titmexxa mill-arċisqof stess.

The mass will be led by the archbishop himself.

mediopassive of mexxa: to be or have oneself led


mixja

singulative of mixi: a walk, an instance of walking

il-mixja tal-ħajja


nfaga

jinfaga (imperfect)
nfgajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nfgajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nfaga (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nfgajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
nfgajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nfgaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nfgajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nfgajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nfgat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nfgajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
nfgajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nfgaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ninfaga (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tinfaga (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jinfaga (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ninfgaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tinfgaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jinfgaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ninfaga (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tinfaga (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tinfaga (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ninfgaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tinfgaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jinfgaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
nfaga (imperative second-person singular)
nfgaw (imperative plural second-person)
infaga (alternative also)
nfega (alternative variant)

mediopassive of faga: to be choked, throttled, to die from suffocation


leqq

jleqq (imperfect)
leqqejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
leqqejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
leqq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
leqqejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
leqqejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
leqqew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
leqqejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
leqqejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
leqqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
leqqejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
leqqejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
leqqew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nleqq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tleqq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jleqq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nleqqu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tleqqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jleqqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nleqq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tleqq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tleqq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nleqqu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tleqqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jleqqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
leqq (imperative second-person singular)
leqqu (imperative plural second-person)
leqqejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
leqqejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
leqqx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
leqqejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
leqqejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
leqqewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
leqqejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
leqqejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
leqqitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
leqqejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
leqqejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
leqqewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nleqqx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tleqqx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jleqqx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nleqqux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tleqqux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jleqqux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nleqqx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tleqqx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tleqqx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nleqqux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tleqqux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jleqqux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tleqqx (imperative second-person singular)
tleqqux (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic لَقَّ (laqqa, “to hit”). Compare Hijazi Arabic لق (lagg, “to shine”).


leqq

The same enhanced pronunciation /laʔ/ or even /laʔ.ʔa/ is heard in dialectal Arabic.

(colloquial) no, nope; an alternative form of le


tafal

tafla (singulative)
itfla (obsolete plural)
utfla (obsolete plural)


kuruna

Borrowed from Sicilian curuna, from Latin corona, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē).


għodu għodu

/ˌɔˤː.du ˈɔˤː.du/


fhimt

first/second-person singular perfect of fehem


mexxej

mt-noun

mexxej m (plural mexxejja, feminine mexxejja)


mexxej

mt-adjective

mexxej (feminine singular mexxejja, plural mexxejja)

mexxejja (feminine singular)
mexxejja (plural)


mirgħi

mt-past participle

mirgħi (feminine mirgħija, plural mirgħija)


għaġeb

/ˈaˤː.d͡ʒɛp/


tal-għaġeb

amazing, astonishing, surprising, extraordinary


stagħġib

verbal noun of stagħġeb: the state of being amazed, astonished, surprised


mgħaġġeb

mgħaġġeb (feminine mgħaġġba, plural mgħaġġbin)

mgħaġġba (feminine)
mgħaġġbin (plural)
imgħaġġeb (alternative)

past participle of għaġġeb: amazed, astonished, surprised


tgħaġġib

verbal noun of għaġġeb: the act of amazing, astonishing, surprising

għaġġeb

verbal noun of tgħaġġeb: the state of being amazed, astonished, surprised


magħġub

magħġub (feminine magħġuba, plural magħġubin)

past participle of għoġob: pleased, amused, content


tgħaġġeb

mt-verb

tgħaġġeb (imperfect jitgħaġġeb, verbal noun tgħaġġib)

jitgħaġġeb (imperfect)
tgħaġġib (noun-from-verb)
tgħaġġibt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tgħaġġibt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tgħaġġeb (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tgħaġġibna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tgħaġġibtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tgħaġġbu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tgħaġġibt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tgħaġġibt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tgħaġġbet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tgħaġġibna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tgħaġġibtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tgħaġġbu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitgħaġġeb (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titgħaġġeb (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitgħaġġeb (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitgħaġġbu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
titgħaġġbu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitgħaġġbu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitgħaġġeb (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titgħaġġeb (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titgħaġġeb (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitgħaġġbu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
titgħaġġbu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitgħaġġbu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tgħaġġeb (imperative second-person singular)
tgħaġġbu (imperative plural second-person)
tgħaġġibtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tgħaġġibtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tgħaġġibx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tgħaġġibniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tgħaġġibtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tgħaġġbux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tgħaġġibtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tgħaġġibtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tgħaġġbitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tgħaġġibniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tgħaġġibtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tgħaġġbux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitgħaġġibx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titgħaġġibx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitgħaġġibx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitgħaġġbux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
titgħaġġbux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitgħaġġbux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitgħaġġibx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titgħaġġibx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titgħaġġibx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitgħaġġbux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
titgħaġġbux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitgħaġġbux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
titgħaġġibx (imperative second-person singular)
titgħaġġbux (imperative plural second-person)

mediopassive of għaġġeb: to be amazed, astonished, surprised


jitgħaġġeb

third-person masculine singular imperfect of tgħaġġeb


għeġubija

Possibly an extended form of Arabic أُعْجُوبة (ʔuʕjūba, “wonder”). Otherwise derived from the root with the Maltese abstract-noun measure.

(uncountable) the quality of being amazing, astonishing, surprising

(countable) something amazing, astonishing, surprising; a marvel, wonder


dakinhar

From dak in-nhar (“that day”). The gemination caused by the definite article was reduced when h was still a consonant. Outside the lexicalised adverb it was later restored, such that both are now pronounced differently. Compare the same in nofsinhar.


ħorom

joħrom (imperfect)
ħromt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħromt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħorom (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħromna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ħromtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħormu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħromt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħromt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħormot (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħromna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ħromtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħormu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
noħrom (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
toħrom (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
joħrom (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
noħormu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
toħormu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
joħormu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
noħrom (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
toħrom (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
toħrom (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
noħormu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
toħormu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
joħormu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
oħrom (imperative second-person singular)
oħormu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic حَرِمَ (ḥarima, “to be in heat”), related to its root probably through the idea of being deprived and therefore keen.


ħarrem

ħarrem (imperfect jħarrem, past participle mħarrem, verbal noun taħrim)

jħarrem (imperfect)
mħarrem (participle past)
taħrim (noun-from-verb)
ħarrimt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħarrimt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħarrem (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħarrimna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ħarrimtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħarrmu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħarrimt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħarrimt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħarrmet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħarrimna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ħarrimtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħarrmu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħarrem (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħarrem (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħarrem (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħarrmu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tħarrmu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħarrmu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħarrem (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħarrem (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħarrem (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħarrmu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tħarrmu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħarrmu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ħarrem (imperative second-person singular)
ħarrmu (imperative plural second-person)
ħarrimtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ħarrimtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ħarrimx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ħarrimniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ħarrimtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ħarrmux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ħarrimtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ħarrimtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
ħarrmitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ħarrimniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ħarrimtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ħarrmux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nħarrimx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tħarrimx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jħarrimx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nħarrmux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tħarrmux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jħarrmux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nħarrimx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tħarrimx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tħarrimx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nħarrmux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tħarrmux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jħarrmux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tħarrimx (imperative second-person singular)
tħarrmux (imperative plural second-person)

(dated, literary) to cause lust, to arouse sexually


fetaq

fetaq (imperfect joftoq, past participle miftuq, verbal noun ftuq or ftiq)

joftoq (imperfect)
miftuq (participle past)
ftuq (noun-from-verb)
ftiq (noun-from-verb)
ftaqt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ftaqt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fetaq (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ftaqna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ftaqtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fetqu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ftaqt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ftaqt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fetqet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ftaqna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ftaqtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fetqu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
noftoq (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
toftoq (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
joftoq (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
noftqu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
toftqu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
joftqu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
noftoq (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
toftoq (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
toftoq (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
noftqu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
toftqu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
joftqu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
oftoq (imperative second-person singular)
oftqu (imperative plural second-person)


fetqa

mt-noun

fetqa f (plural fetqiet, diminutive ftejqa)


bażwa

From Arabic بَزْو (bazw), verbal noun of بَزَا (bazā), which refers to a deforming protrusion of a body part (chest, belly, back, or posterior).


ernja

Borrowed from Italian ernia, from Latin hernia.


żejt fil-bażwa

Literally: “oil on a hernia”, because it has no healing effect.

(idiomatic) something done in vain, a futile course of action


ħorma

From Arabic حِرْمة (ḥirma, “sexual desire”, especially of female animals “heat, rut”).


ndiema

verbal noun of nidem: repentance, remorse


riegħex

mt-verb

riegħex (imperfect jriegħex, past participle mriegħex, verbal noun tregħix)

jriegħex (imperfect)
mriegħex (participle past)
tregħix (noun-from-verb)
regħixt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
regħixt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
riegħex (masculine perfect singular third-person)
regħixna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
regħixtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
riegħxu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
regħixt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
regħixt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
riegħxet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
regħixna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
regħixtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
riegħxu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nriegħex (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
triegħex (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jriegħex (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nriegħxu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
triegħxu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jriegħxu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nriegħex (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
triegħex (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
triegħex (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nriegħxu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
triegħxu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jriegħxu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
riegħex (imperative second-person singular)
riegħxu (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic رَعَّشَ (raʕʕaša, “to make tremble”).


jindem

third-person masculine singular imperfect of nidem


regħxa

From Arabic رِعْشَة (riʕša, “trembling, quivering”).


żbalja

mt-verb

żbalja (imperfect jiżbalja, past participle żbaljat)

jiżbalja (imperfect)
żbaljat (participle past)
żbaljajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żbaljajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żbalja (masculine perfect singular third-person)
żbaljajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
żbaljajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żbaljaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żbaljajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żbaljajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żbaljat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żbaljajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
żbaljajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żbaljaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niżbalja (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiżbalja (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiżbalja (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niżbaljaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tiżbaljaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiżbaljaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niżbalja (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiżbalja (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiżbalja (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niżbaljaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tiżbaljaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiżbaljaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
żbalja (imperative second-person singular)
żbaljaw (imperative plural second-person)
żbaljajtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
żbaljajtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
żbaljajniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
żbaljajtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
żbaljawx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
żbaljajtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
żbaljajtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
żbaljatx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
żbaljajniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
żbaljajtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
żbaljawx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niżbaljax (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiżbaljax (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiżbaljax (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niżbaljawx (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tiżbaljawx (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiżbaljawx (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niżbaljax (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiżbaljax (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiżbaljax (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niżbaljawx (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tiżbaljawx (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiżbaljawx (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tiżbaljax (imperative second-person singular)
tiżbaljawx (imperative plural second-person)

Borrowed from Sicilian sbagliari and/or Italian sbagliare.


għelet

jegħlet (imperfect)
għelitt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għelitt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għelet (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għelitna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għelittu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għeltu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għelitt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għelitt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għeltet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għelitna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għelittu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għeltu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
negħlet (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tegħlet (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jegħlet (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
negħltu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tegħltu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jegħltu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
negħlet (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tegħlet (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tegħlet (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
negħltu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tegħltu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jegħltu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
egħlet (imperative second-person singular)
egħltu (imperative plural second-person)
għalat (alternative)

(dated, literary) to make a mistake, to err


għajjex

għajjex (imperfect jgħajjex, past participle mgħajjex)

jgħajjex (imperfect)
mgħajjex (participle past)
għajjixt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għajjixt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għajjex (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għajjixna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għajjixtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għajxu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għajjixt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għajjixt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għajxet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għajjixna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għajjixtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għajxu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħajjex (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħajjex (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħajjex (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħajxu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħajxu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħajxu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħajjex (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħajjex (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħajjex (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħajxu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħajxu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħajxu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
għajjex (imperative second-person singular)
għajxu (imperative plural second-person)
għajjixtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
għajjixtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
għajjixx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
għajjixniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
għajjixtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
għajxux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
għajjixtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
għajjixtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
għajxitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
għajjixniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
għajjixtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
għajxux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
ngħajjixx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tgħajjixx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jgħajjixx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
ngħajxux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tgħajxux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jgħajxux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
ngħajjixx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tgħajjixx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tgħajjixx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
ngħajxux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tgħajxux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jgħajxux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tgħajjixx (imperative second-person singular)
tgħajxux (imperative plural second-person)


għajxa

From Arabic عَيْش (ʕayš), perhaps merged with عِيشة (ʕīša).


għajxa

Uncertain. One may compare the verb għajjex (“to keep alive, earn livelihood”), but the sense is only a vague match and the formation is entirely unclear. Therefore it may be noted that De Soldanis in one of his colloquial dialogues includes an upper-class lady who owns two Muslim maids called Għajxa and Fatma. It is conceivable that the Arabic name عائِشة (ʕāʔiša, “Aisha”) was seen as a prototypical maid's name and developed into an appellative. (The Maltese Order retaliated against the Ottoman slave raids, which habitually targeted Malta and the waters around it, by developing its own trade in Muslim slaves.)

(obsolete) governess, maid in the household


għeltu

third-person masculine singular pronominal form of għelt: his mistake


jiżbalja

third-person masculine singular imperfect of żbalja