arbitra

mt-verb

arbitra (imperfect jarbitra, past participle arbitrat, verbal noun arbitrar)

jarbitra (imperfect)
arbitrat (participle past)
arbitrar (noun-from-verb)
arbitrajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
arbitrajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
arbitra (masculine perfect singular third-person)
arbitrajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
arbitrajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
arbitraw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
arbitrajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
arbitrajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
arbitrat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
arbitrajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
arbitrajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
arbitraw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
narbitra (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tarbitra (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jarbitra (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
narbitraw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tarbitraw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jarbitraw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
narbitra (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tarbitra (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tarbitra (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
narbitraw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tarbitraw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jarbitraw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
arbitra (imperative second-person singular)
arbitraw (imperative plural second-person)
arbitrajtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
arbitrajtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
arbitrajniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
arbitrajtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
arbitrawx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
arbitrajtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
arbitrajtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
arbitratx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
arbitrajniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
arbitrajtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
arbitrawx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
narbitrax (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tarbitrax (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jarbitrax (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
narbitrawx (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tarbitrawx (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jarbitrawx (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
narbitrax (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tarbitrax (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tarbitrax (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
narbitrawx (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tarbitrawx (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jarbitrawx (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tarbitrax (imperative second-person singular)
tarbitrawx (imperative plural second-person)


-i

a derivational suffix, chiefly creating adjectives from nouns


-i

Borrowed from Sicilian -i. Though -i is not used as a plural ending in Arabic, it was integrated fairly easily as a large number of broken plurals happen to end in this vowel, compare tieqa → twieqi, etc.

numru (“number”) + -i → numri (“numbers”)

illużorju (“illusory”) + -i → illużorji

a common plural suffix
used in nouns and adjectives in -u

frawla (“strawberry”) + -i → frawli (“strawberries”)

qawsalla (“rainbow”) + -i → qawsalli (“rainbows”)

used in some nouns in -a, chiefly ones of Romance origin

frisk (“fresh”) + -i → friski

used in some nouns and adjectives in a consonant, chiefly ones of Romance origin


mal-

mal-mara

mal-idea

definite form of ma’ used before vowels or qamri consonants.


bati

mt-adjective

bati (feminine singular batja, plural batjin)

batja (feminine singular)
batjin (plural)


sur

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

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


sur

Contraction of sinjur, from Sicilian signuri.

is-Sur Buttiġieġ


pont

Borrowed from Sicilian ponti, from Latin pons.


libertà

freedom; liberty (lack of a specific constraint)


forma

Borrowed from Sicilian furma and/or Italian forma, both from Latin forma.


rebus

Borrowed from Italian rebus, from Latin rēbus.


min

From Arabic مَن (man), dialectal Arabic مِين (mīn).


speranza

speranzi (plural)
isperanza (alternative)


rapport

rapporti (plural)
riport (alternative)
laport (alternative)


-ment

Borrowed from Sicilian -menti and Italian -mente, both from Latin mente.


fada

mt-verb

fada (imperfect jafda, past participle fdat, verbal noun fdar)

jafda (imperfect)
fdat (participle past)
fdar (noun-from-verb)
fdajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fdajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fada (masculine perfect singular third-person)
fdajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
fdajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fdaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
fdajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fdajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fdat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
fdajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
fdajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fdaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nafda (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tafda (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jafda (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nafdaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tafdaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jafdaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nafda (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tafda (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tafda (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nafdaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tafdaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jafdaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
afda (imperative second-person singular)
afdaw (imperative plural second-person)
afda (alternative)

Borrowed from Sicilian fidari, from Vulgar Latin *fīdāre, from Latin fīdere. Unrelated to native feda (“to redeem”).


multa

multa imposta

fine (a fee levied as punishment for breaking the law)


feles

Apparently from Arabic فَلْس (fals, “fish scale”).


birra

Borrowed from Italian birra, from Old High German bior, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą, of uncertain origin.


solvent

mt-adjective

solvent (feminine singular solventa, plural solventi)

solventa (feminine singular)
solventi (plural)
solventi (alternative)


punt

Borrowed from Sicilian puntu and/or Italian punto, from Latin punctum.

point (in time or space, an item on a list etc.)

point (unit of scoring in a competition)


kedd

mt-verb

kedd (imperfect jkedd, past participle mikdud)

jkedd (imperfect)
mikdud (participle past)
keddejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
keddejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
kedd (masculine perfect singular third-person)
keddejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
keddejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
keddew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
keddejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
keddejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
keddet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
keddejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
keddejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
keddew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nkedd (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tkedd (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jkedd (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nkeddu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tkeddu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jkeddu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nkedd (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tkedd (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tkedd (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nkeddu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tkeddu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jkeddu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
kedd (imperative second-person singular)
keddu (imperative plural second-person)
keddejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
keddejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
keddx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
keddejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
keddejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
keddewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
keddejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
keddejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
kedditx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
keddejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
keddejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
keddewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nkeddx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tkeddx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jkeddx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nkeddux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tkeddux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jkeddux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nkeddx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tkeddx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tkeddx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nkeddux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tkeddux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jkeddux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tkeddx (imperative second-person singular)
tkeddux (imperative plural second-person)


donn

From Arabic. Probably the imperfect of ظَنَّ (ẓanna, “to think, opine, conjecture”) in a phrase like أَظُنُّهُم مُتَضايِقِين (ʔaẓunnuhum mutaḍāyiqīn, “I think them despondent”). Then reconstrued as an adverb (or false verb). Alternatively from the related noun ظَنّ (ẓann, “opinion, conjecture”), but this seems unlikely.

Kienu donnhom imdejqin.

They were (by) their appearance despondent.

Donnok ma tifhimx.

(By) your appearance you don’t understand.


impost

mt-adj

impost (feminine singular imposta, plural imposti)

imposta (feminine singular)
imposti (plural)

multa imposta


dika

From Arabic دِيك (dīk, “rooster, cock”), with the feminine suffix -a.


Afrika

Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)

L-AmerikaL-Amerika ta’ FuqL-Amerika ĊentraliL-Amerika t’Isfel


memorandum

memoranda (plural)
memorandu (alternative)


sahar

jishar (imperfect)
shart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
shart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sahar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sharna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
shartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sahru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
shart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
shart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sahret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sharna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
shartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sahru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nishar (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tishar (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jishar (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nishru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tishru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jishru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nishar (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tishar (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tishar (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nishru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tishru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jishru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ishar (imperative second-person singular)
ishru (imperative plural second-person)
shartx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
shartx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
saharx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sharniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
shartux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sahrux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
shartx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
shartx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sahritx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sharniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
shartux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sahrux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nisharx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tisharx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jisharx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nishrux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tishrux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jishrux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nisharx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tisharx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tisharx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nishrux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tishrux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jishrux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tisharx (imperative second-person singular)
tishrux (imperative plural second-person)

to wake (part of) the night (usually for work or religious devotions)


ie

The thirteenth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


bakar

mt-verb

bakar (imperfect jobkor, past participle mibkur, verbal noun bkur)

jobkor (imperfect)
mibkur (participle past)
bkur (noun-from-verb)
bkart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
bkart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
bakar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
bkarna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
bkartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
bakru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
bkart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
bkart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
bakret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
bkarna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
bkartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
bakru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nobkor (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tobkor (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jobkor (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nobkru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tobkru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jobkru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nobkor (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tobkor (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tobkor (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nobkru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tobkru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jobkru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
obkor (imperative second-person singular)
obkru (imperative plural second-person)
bkartx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
bkartx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
bakarx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
bkarniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
bkartux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
bakrux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
bkartx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
bkartx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
bakritx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
bkarniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
bkartux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
bakrux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nobkorx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tobkorx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jobkorx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nobkrux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tobkrux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jobkrux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nobkorx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tobkorx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tobkorx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nobkrux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tobkrux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jobkrux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tobkorx (imperative second-person singular)
tobkrux (imperative plural second-person)


pene

Borrowed from Italian pene, sometimes used in Maltese in place of the everyday żobb.


Londra

London (the capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England)


deponent

deponenti (plural)
deponenti (alternative)


fired

fired (imperfect jifred, past participle mifrud, verbal noun frid)

jifred (imperfect)
mifrud (participle past)
frid (noun-from-verb)
fridt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fridt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fired (masculine perfect singular third-person)
fridna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
fridtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
firdu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
fridt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fridt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
firdet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
fridna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
fridtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
firdu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nifred (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tifred (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jifred (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nifirdu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tifirdu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jifirdu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nifred (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tifred (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tifred (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nifirdu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tifirdu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jifirdu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ifred (imperative second-person singular)
ifirdu (imperative plural second-person)
fridtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fridtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fridniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
fridtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
firdux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
fridtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fridtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
firditx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
fridniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
fridtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
firdux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nifridx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tifridx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jifridx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nifirdux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tifirdux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jifirdux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nifridx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tifridx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tifridx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nifirdux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tifirdux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jifirdux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tifridx (imperative second-person singular)
tifirdux (imperative plural second-person)

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

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


ama

ama (imperfect jama, past participle amat, verbal noun amar)

jama (imperfect)
amat (participle past)
amar (noun-from-verb)
amajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
amajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ama (masculine perfect singular third-person)
amajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
amajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
amaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
amajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
amajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
amat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
amajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
amajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
amaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nama (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tama (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jama (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
namaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tamaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jamaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nama (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tama (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tama (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
namaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tamaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jamaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ama (imperative second-person singular)
amaw (imperative plural second-person)
amajtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
amajtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
amajniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
amajtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
amawx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
amajtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
amajtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
amatx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
amajniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
amajtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
amawx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
namax (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tamax (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jamax (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
namawx (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tamawx (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jamawx (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
namax (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tamax (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tamax (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
namawx (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tamawx (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jamawx (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tamax (imperative second-person singular)
tamawx (imperative plural second-person)


referendum

mt-noun

referendum m (plural referenda or referendumijiet)

referenda (plural)
referendumijiet (plural)


dib

From Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb). Compare Moroccan Arabic ديب (dīb), Egyptian Arabic ديب (dīb).


Svizzera

(perhaps nonstandard) alternative spelling of Żvizzera: Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Marte

Borrowed from Italian Marte, from Latin Mārs.


Amerikan

mt-adjective

Amerikan (feminine singular Amerikana, plural Amerikani)

Amerikana (feminine singular)
Amerikani (plural)

American (of, from or relating to the United States)


Amerikan

mt-noun

Amerikan m (plural Amerikani, feminine Amerikana)

American (native or inhabitant of the United States) (usually male)


vaga

jvaga (imperfect)
vagajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
vagajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
vaga (masculine perfect singular third-person)
vagajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
vagajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
vagaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
vagajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
vagajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
vagat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
vagajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
vagajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
vagaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nvaga (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tvaga (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jvaga (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nvagaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tvagaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jvagaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nvaga (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tvaga (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tvaga (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nvagaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tvagaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jvagaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
vaga (imperative second-person singular)
vagaw (imperative plural second-person)
vagajtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
vagajtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
vagajniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
vagajtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
vagawx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
vagajtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
vagajtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
vagatx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
vagajniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
vagajtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
vagawx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nvagax (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tvagax (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jvagax (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nvagawx (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tvagawx (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jvagawx (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nvagax (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tvagax (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tvagax (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nvagawx (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tvagawx (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jvagawx (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tvagax (imperative second-person singular)
tvagawx (imperative plural second-person)
vvaka (alternative)


nadar

mt-verb

nadar (imperfect jondor, past participle mondur or mindur, verbal noun nadir)

jondor (imperfect)
mondur (participle past)
mindur (participle past)
nadir (noun-from-verb)
ndart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ndart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nadar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ndarna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ndartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nadru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ndart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ndart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nadret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ndarna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ndartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nadru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nondor (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tondor (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jondor (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nondru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tondru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jondru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nondor (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tondor (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tondor (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nondru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tondru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jondru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ondor (imperative second-person singular)
ondru (imperative plural second-person)
ndartx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ndartx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nadarx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ndarniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ndartux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nadrux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ndartx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ndartx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nadritx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ndarniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ndartux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nadrux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nondorx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tondorx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jondorx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nondrux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tondrux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jondrux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nondorx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tondorx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tondorx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nondrux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tondrux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jondrux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tondorx (imperative second-person singular)
tondrux (imperative plural second-person)


Abraham

Borrowed from Italian Abramo, from Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām). The insertion of the mute -h- in the spelling directly after the Hebrew form; compare Għesaw (“Esau”).

der

Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām)

a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham


divers

mt-adjective

divers (feminine singular diversa, plural diversi)

diversa (feminine singular)
diversi (plural)

Borrowed from Italian diverso, from Latin diversus.

Il-problemi li jbatu minnhom il-familji foqra f’pajjiżna huma diversi ħafna.

The problems that poor families in our country suffer from are quite diverse.


Afganistan

Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; official name: Repubblika Iżlamika tal-Afganistan)


vit

mt-noun

vit m (plural viti or vitien or vitijiet)

viti (plural)
vitien (plural)
vitijiet (plural)


Amerika

America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

United States of America
United States of America#English

America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)


stat

Borrowed from Sicilian statu and/or Italian stato, both from Latin status.


uu

Uu aqbad u mur!

Used to express impatience (the lengthier the more impatient).

Uu xbin kif ħa ddejjaqni!


a

The first letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


Alla

From Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh, “God”) through the common dialectal form alla with loss of the final -h. The Arabic word is a general term for “God” used also by Arabic-speaking Jews and Christians.

Il-qanpiena ħarġet tħabbar
mill-kampnar: Sar ħin it-talb;
ejjew nies, il-kelma t’Alla
sa niżirgħu, ħejju l-qalb!”

1966, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Qanpiena”, in Ejjew Nidħku Ftit Ieħor:


B

The second letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


D

The fourth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


E

The fifth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


F

The sixth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


G

The eighth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


H

The tenth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


I

The twelfth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


J

The fourteenth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


K

The fifteenth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


Koran

Borrowed from Italian Corano, from Arabic الْقُرْآن (al-qurʔān). Related with inherited Maltese qara (“to read”). The inherited form would have been *qran.


L

The sixteenth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


M

The seventeenth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


N

The eighteenth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


O

The nineteenth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


P

The twentieth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


Q

The twenty-first letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


R

The twenty-second letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


Rumen

mt-adjective

Rumen (feminine singular Rumena, plural Rumeni)

Rumena (feminine singular)
Rumeni (plural)

Romanian (of, from or relating to Romania)


Rumen

mt-noun

Rumen m (plural Rumeni, feminine Rumena)

Romanian (native or inhabitant of Romania) (usually male)


S

The twenty-third letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


Sloven

mt-adjective

Sloven (feminine singular Slovena, plural Sloveni)

Slovena (feminine singular)
Sloveni (plural)

Slovene (of, from or relating to Slovenia)


Sloven

mt-noun

Sloven m (plural Sloveni, feminine Slovena)

Slovene (native or inhabitant of Slovenia) (usually male)


T

The twenty-fourth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


U

The twenty-fifth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


V

The twenty-sixth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


W

The twenty-seventh letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


Z

The thirtieth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


angola

mt-verb

angola (imperfect jangola, past participle angolat, verbal noun angolat)

jangola (imperfect)
angolat (participle past)
angolat (noun-from-verb)
angolajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
angolajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
angola (masculine perfect singular third-person)
angolajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
angolajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
angolaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
angolajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
angolajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
angolat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
angolajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
angolajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
angolaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nangola (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tangola (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jangola (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nangolaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tangolaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jangolaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nangola (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tangola (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tangola (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nangolaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tangolaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jangolaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
angola (imperative second-person singular)
angolaw (imperative plural second-person)
angolajtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
angolajtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
angolajniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
angolajtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
angolawx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
angolajtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
angolajtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
angolatx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
angolajniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
angolajtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
angolawx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nangolax (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tangolax (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jangolax (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nangolawx (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tangolawx (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jangolawx (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nangolax (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tangolax (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tangolax (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nangolawx (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tangolawx (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jangolawx (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tangolax (imperative second-person singular)
tangolawx (imperative plural second-person)


fula

singulative of ful: a broad bean (single seed)


rota

Borrowed from Sicilian rota, from Latin rota.

Alternative form: tajer


sam

sam (imperfect jsum, active participle sajjem, verbal noun sawm)

jsum (imperfect)
sajjem (active participle)
sawm (noun-from-verb)
somt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
somt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sam (masculine perfect singular third-person)
somna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
somtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
samu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
somt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
somt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
samet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
somna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
somtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
samu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsum (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssum (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsum (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsumu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ssumu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsumu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsum (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssum (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssum (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsumu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ssumu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsumu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
sum (imperative second-person singular)
sumu (imperative plural second-person)


jew

Il-mediċina remdisivir għandha ftit jew l-ebda effett fuq iċ-ċansijiet li pazjenti jfiqu mill-Covid-19. Dan jirriżulta minn studju ppubblikat mill-Organizzazzjoni Dinjija għas-Saħħa.

2020 October 16, “Il-WHO: “Il-mediċina remdisivir bi ftit jew l-ebda effett fuq il-kura mill-Covid-19””, in iNews Malta, archived from the original on 2020-11-01:


islam

Borrowed from Italian islam, from Arabic إسْلام (ʔislām). The related word mislem (“Muslim”) was inherited from Arabic, but all other terms are learned borrowings.


kalif

kalifi (plural)
kaliff (alternative)
ħalif (alternative obsolete)

Borrowed from Italian califfo. Doublet of ħalif.


Ramadan

Borrowed from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān). Doublet of inherited Randan (“Lent”).


Albanija

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Repubblika tal-Albanija
Repubblika tal-Albanija#Maltese

Albania (a country in Southeast Europe; official name: Repubblika tal-Albanija)


qibla

From Arabic قِبْلة (qibla, “direction of prayer towards Mekka”). The geographically peculiar use for “south” is also found in some dialects of Maghrebi Arabic.


rasul

mt-noun

rasul m (plural rsul or rsiel or rsajjal or irsla or rosol)

rsul (plural)
rsiel (plural)
rsajjal (plural)
irsla (plural)
rosol (plural)

Inherited from Arabic رَسُول (rasūl). Called an “arabism” by Falzon, but this may mean merely that the word was already highly archaic in the mid-19th century. At any rate it was inherited, not introduced later by Muslim captives, because old sources show that the place Għajn Rasul was always understood as “Spring of the Apostle [Paul]”.

(obsolete) synonym of appostlu (“apostle”)


int

inti (positive)
int (positive)
mintix (negative)
tiegħek (possessive pronoun)
-ek (suffix)
-ok (suffix)
-k (suffix)
-ek (direct-object suffix)
-ok (direct-object suffix)
-k (direct-object suffix)
-lek (indirect-object suffix)

alternative form of inti: you (second-person singular subject pronoun)


hu

huwa (positive)
hu (positive)
mhuwiex (negative)
mhux (negative)
tiegħu (possessive pronoun)
-u (suffix)
-h (suffix)
-u (direct-object suffix)
-h (direct-object suffix)
-lu (indirect-object suffix)


assista

mt-verb

assista (imperfect jassisti, past participle assistit)

jassisti (imperfect)
assistit (participle past)
assistejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
assistejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
assista (masculine perfect singular third-person)
assistejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
assistejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
assistew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
assistejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
assistejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
assistiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
assistejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
assistejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
assistew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nassisti (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tassisti (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jassisti (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nassistu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tassistu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jassistu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nassisti (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tassisti (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tassisti (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nassistu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tassistu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jassistu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
assisti (imperative second-person singular)
assistu (imperative plural second-person)
assistejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
assistejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
assistejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
assistejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
assistewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
assistejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
assistejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
assistietx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
assistejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
assistejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
assistewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nassistix (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tassistix (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jassistix (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nassistux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tassistux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jassistux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nassistix (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tassistix (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tassistix (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nassistux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tassistux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jassistux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tassistix (imperative second-person singular)
tassistux (imperative plural second-person)


parlament

membru tal-parlament

kamra tal-parlament


iva

From Arabic إِي وَ (ʔī wa-, “yes, by...”), which is to be followed by someone or something to swear by. Common combinations are, for example, إِي وَٱللّٰه (ʔī wa-llāh, “yes, by God”) or إِي وَرَبِّي (ʔī wa-rabbī, “yes, by my Lord”). Eventually the following word was left out. Compare the same in Hijazi Arabic إِيوَه (ʔīwa) and similar forms in other dialects. The shift from w to v is irregular, and iva is one of the only inherited Maltese words with this phoneme.

ijwa (alternative colloquial)
ija (alternative colloquial)
iwa (alternative colloquial)


arpa

Pandion haliaetus
Pandion haliaetus#Translingual


buz

buza (singulative)
bwiez (plural)
buzien (plural)
buzijiet (plural plural-of)
buziet (paucal)

Kelli buz wellington twil sa rkobbtejja li bih stajt ngħaddi nċaflas mill-għadajjar […]

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

I wore long Wellington boots up to my knees, with which I could wade through the puddles […]


poni

From English pony, perhaps through Italian pony. The pronunciation seems to be spelling-based as it does not quite fit either origin (if from Italian, we should expect /ɔː/, otherwise /ɔw/).


parta

jparti (imperfect)
partejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
partejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
parta (masculine perfect singular third-person)
partejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
partejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
partew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
partejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
partejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
partiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
partejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
partejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
partew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nparti (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tparti (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jparti (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
npartu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tpartu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jpartu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nparti (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tparti (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tparti (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
npartu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tpartu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jpartu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
parti (imperative second-person singular)
partu (imperative plural second-person)


silta

mt-noun

silta f (plural siltiet, diminutive slejta)


sitt

Coordinate term: (absolute form) sitta


Jemen

Repubblika tal-Jemen
Repubblika tal-Jemen#Maltese

Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; official name: Repubblika tal-Jemen)


kiel

mt-verb

kiel (imperfect jiekol, past participle mikul)

jiekol (imperfect)
mikul (participle past)
kilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
kilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
kiel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
kilna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
kiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
kielu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
kilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
kilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
kielet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
kilna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
kiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
kielu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
niekol (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tiekol (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jiekol (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nieklu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tieklu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jieklu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
niekol (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tiekol (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tiekol (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nieklu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tieklu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jieklu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
kul (imperative second-person singular)
kulu (imperative plural second-person)
kiltx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
kiltx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
kielx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
kilniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
kiltux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
kilux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
kiltx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
kiltx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
kilitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
kilniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
kiltux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
kilux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nikolx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tikolx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jikolx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
niklux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tiklux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jiklux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nikolx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tikolx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tikolx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
niklux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tiklux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jiklux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tikolx (imperative second-person singular)
tiklux (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic أَكَلَ (ʔakala). The expected basic form would be *ekel or *ikel. The initial vowel was deleted by analogy with the forms of the 1st and 2nd persons, where it had been lost by regular reduction of unstressed vowels. The remaining vowel was then lengthened by analogy with a hollow root. Lengthening also occurred in the imperative. Compare ħa (“to take”).

It-tifel qed jiekol issa.


sabbat

jsabbat (imperfect)
sabbatt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sabbatt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sabbat (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sabbatna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
sabbattu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sabbtu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sabbatt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sabbatt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sabbtet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sabbatna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
sabbattu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sabbtu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsabbat (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssabbat (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsabbat (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsabbtu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ssabbtu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsabbtu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsabbat (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssabbat (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssabbat (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsabbtu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ssabbtu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsabbtu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
sabbat (imperative second-person singular)
sabbtu (imperative plural second-person)
sabbattx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
sabbattx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
sabbatx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
sabbatniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
sabbattux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
sabbtux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
sabbattx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
sabbattx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
sabbtitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
sabbatniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
sabbattux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
sabbtux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nsabbatx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
ssabbatx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jsabbatx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nsabbtux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
ssabbtux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jsabbtux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nsabbatx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
ssabbatx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
ssabbatx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nsabbtux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
ssabbtux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jsabbtux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ssabbatx (imperative second-person singular)
ssabbtux (imperative plural second-person)

From Arabic سَبَّتَ (sabbata), intensive of سَبَتَ (sabata, “to cut, smite, cast down”). The root partly overlaps with س ب ط (s b ṭ), which could explain the Maltese a-vocalism. It is likely that the verb was later associated with and influenced by the unrelated Sicilian sbattiri, Italian sbattere.

ar-root

س ب ط (s b ṭ)


reliġjon

reliġjonijiet (plural)
reliġjoni (alternative)

Borrowed from Italian religione, from Latin religio.


sitta

Coordinate term: (attributive form) sitt


magna

magni (plural)
makna (alternative)
makina (alternative obsolete)


terz

Borrowed from Sicilian terzu or Italian terzo.

(historical units of measurement) a unit of volume:

for spirits that is officially half an imperial pint (284.1 mL).

for milk and oil that is officially 11+¹⁄₄ imperial fluid ounces (319.6 mL).


terz

mt-adj

terz (feminine singular terza, plural terzi)

terza (feminine singular)
terzi (plural)


bera

mt-verb

bera (imperfect jibri, past participle mibri, verbal noun biri)

jibri (imperfect)
mibri (participle past)
biri (noun-from-verb)
brejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
brejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
bera (masculine perfect singular third-person)
brejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
brejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
brew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
brejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
brejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
briet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
brejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
brejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
brew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nibri (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tibri (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jibri (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nibru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tibru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jibru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nibri (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tibri (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tibri (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nibru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tibru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jibru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
ibri (imperative second-person singular)
ibru (imperative plural second-person)


gramm

gram (a unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram; symbol: g)


herra

herra (imperfect jherri, past participle mherri, verbal noun therrija)

jherri (imperfect)
mherri (participle past)
therrija (noun-from-verb)
herrejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
herrejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
herra (masculine perfect singular third-person)
herrejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
herrejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
herrew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
herrejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
herrejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
herriet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
herrejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
herrejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
herrew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nherri (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
therri (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jherri (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nherru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
therru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jherru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nherri (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
therri (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
therri (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nherru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
therru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jherru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
herri (imperative second-person singular)
herru (imperative plural second-person)
herrejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
herrejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
herriex (masculine perfect singular third-person)
herrejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
herrejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
herrewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
herrejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
herrejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
herrietx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
herrejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
herrejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
herrewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nherrix (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
therrix (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jherrix (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nherrux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
therrux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jherrux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nherrix (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
therrix (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
therrix (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nherrux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
therrux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jherrux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
therrix (imperative second-person singular)
therrux (imperative plural second-person)

to wear out; to cause to deteriorate gradually


herra

From Arabic هَرْء (harʔ), هُرَاء (hurāʔ).

Alternative form: herriera (Birkirkara)

bil-herra


hinn

From Arabic هُنَا (hunā, “here”) or a related form. Compare hawn.

hinna (alternative)
hinni (alternative)
henn (alternative)
henna (alternative)
hinnek (alternative)
hinnhekk (alternative emphatic)
hinnhekka (alternative emphatic)
hinnekk (alternative emphatic)
hinekka (alternative emphatic)


falla

falla (imperfect jfalli, past participle mfalli or fallut, verbal noun fallar)

jfalli (imperfect)
mfalli (participle past)
fallut (participle past)
fallar (noun-from-verb)
fallejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fallejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
falla (masculine perfect singular third-person)
fallejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
fallejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fallew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
fallejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fallejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
falliet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
fallejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
fallejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fallew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nfalli (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tfalli (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jfalli (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nfallu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tfallu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jfallu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nfalli (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tfalli (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tfalli (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nfallu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tfallu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jfallu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
falli (imperative second-person singular)
fallu (imperative plural second-person)
fallejtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
fallejtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
falliex (masculine perfect singular third-person)
fallejniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
fallejtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
fallewx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
fallejtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
fallejtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
fallietx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
fallejniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
fallejtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
fallewx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nfallix (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tfallix (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jfallix (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nfallux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tfallux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jfallux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nfallix (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tfallix (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tfallix (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nfallux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tfallux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jfallux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tfallix (imperative second-person singular)
tfallux (imperative plural second-person)

Borrowed from Italian fallire and/or Sicilian fallari /falliri.

(transitive) to bankrupt (to force into bankruptcy)

(transitive, intransitive) to be absent, to fail to attend

(by extension, intransitive, of animals) to fail to conceive

(by extension, intransitive, of guns) to misfire


falla

(nautical) leak (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)


kultura

il-kultura Maltija


platt

platti (plural)
pjatt (alternative obsolete)

Borrowed from Italian piatto and/or Sicilian piattu, probably influenced by English plate.

platt ċatt

platt fond


sus

second-person singular imperative of sies


welled

welled (imperfect jwelled, past participle mwelled)

jwelled (imperfect)
mwelled (participle past)
wellidt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
wellidt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
welled (masculine perfect singular third-person)
wellidna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
wellidtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
welldu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
wellidt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
wellidt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
welldet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
wellidna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
wellidtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
welldu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nwelled (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twelled (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jwelled (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nwelldu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
twelldu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jwelldu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nwelled (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twelled (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
twelled (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nwelldu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
twelldu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jwelldu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
welled (imperative second-person singular)
welldu (imperative plural second-person)
wellidtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
wellidtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
wellidx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
wellidniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
wellidtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
welldux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
wellidtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
wellidtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
wellditx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
wellidniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
wellidtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
welldux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nwellidx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
twellidx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jwellidx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nwelldux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
twelldux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jwelldux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nwellidx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
twellidx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
twellidx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nwelldux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
twelldux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jwelldux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
twellidx (imperative second-person singular)
twelldux (imperative plural second-person)

(transitive) to create, bring forth, cause to exist


saħħa

saħħtejn (dual)
saħħiet (plural)
saħħti (first-person singular)
saħħitna (first-person singular)
saħħtek (second-person singular)
saħħitkom (second-person singular)
saħħtu (masculine singular third-person)
saħħitha (feminine singular third-person)
saħħithom (singular third-person)

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


nitten

nitten (imperfect jnitten, past participle mnitten, verbal noun tnittin)

jnitten (imperfect)
mnitten (participle past)
tnittin (noun-from-verb)
nittint (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nittint (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nitten (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nittinna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
nittintu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nittnu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nittint (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nittint (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nittnet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nittinna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
nittintu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nittnu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nnitten (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tnitten (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jnitten (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nnittnu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tnittnu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jnittnu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nnitten (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tnitten (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tnitten (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nnittnu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tnittnu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jnittnu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
nitten (imperative second-person singular)
nittnu (imperative plural second-person)
nittintx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
nittintx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
nittinx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
nittinniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
nittintux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
nittnux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
nittintx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
nittintx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
nittnitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
nittinniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
nittintux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
nittnux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nnittinx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tnittinx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jnittinx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nnittnux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tnittnux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jnittnux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nnittinx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tnittinx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tnittinx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nnittnux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tnittnux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jnittnux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tnittinx (imperative second-person singular)
tnittnux (imperative plural second-person)


kant

Borrowed from Sicilian cantu and/or Italian canto, from Latin cantus.


mans

mt-adj

mans (feminine singular mansa, plural mansi)

mansa (feminine singular)
mansi (plural)


anki

Borrowed from Sicilian anchi, from Latin hanc (“this”) + an uncertain word; see Italian anche for more.

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

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


isha

second-person singular imperative of seha


figura

Borrowed from Italian figura, from Latin figūra. Doublet of fgura.


nanna

mt-noun

nanna f (plural nanniet, masculine nannu)

nanniet (plural)
nannu (masculine)
nannti (first-person singular)
nannitna (first-person singular)
nanntek (second-person singular)
nannitkom (second-person singular)
nanntu (masculine singular third-person)
nannitha (feminine singular third-person)
nannithom (singular third-person)


pipa

Borrowed from Sicilian pipa and/or Italian pipa.


-x

From Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ, “thing”). The same negation suffix is found in most North African and some Levantine dialects of Arabic.

jikteb → ma jiktibx

Used together with the particle ma to negate verbs and adverbs

tikteb → tiktibx or: la tiktibx

Used on its own or with the particle la to express a negated imperative


bomba

(figuratively) any big-sized round object


basar

mt-verb

basar (imperfect jobsor, past participle mibsur, verbal noun bsir)

jobsor (imperfect)
mibsur (participle past)
bsir (noun-from-verb)
bsart (first-person masculine perfect singular)
bsart (masculine perfect second-person singular)
basar (masculine perfect singular third-person)
bsarna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
bsartu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
basru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
bsart (feminine first-person perfect singular)
bsart (feminine perfect second-person singular)
basret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
bsarna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
bsartu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
basru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nobsor (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tobsor (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jobsor (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nobsru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tobsru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jobsru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nobsor (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tobsor (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tobsor (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nobsru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tobsru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jobsru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
obsor (imperative second-person singular)
obsru (imperative plural second-person)
bsartx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
bsartx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
basarx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
bsarniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
bsartux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
basrux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
bsartx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
bsartx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
basritx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
bsarniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
bsartux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
basrux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nobsorx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tobsorx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jobsorx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nobsrux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tobsrux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jobsrux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nobsorx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tobsorx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tobsorx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nobsrux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tobsrux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jobsrux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tobsorx (imperative second-person singular)
tobsrux (imperative plural second-person)


militar

Borrowed from Italian militare. Doublet of militari.

Wieħed mill-ġirien, ċertu Ċikku Sinagra, raġel pulit u fuq tiegħu donnu xi ex-surġent tal-militar, kien iħobb joqgħod jippassiġġa tul it-triq kollha.


sistema

Borrowed from Italian sistema, from Latin systēma, from Ancient Greek σύστημα (sústēma).


votant

mt-noun

votant m (plural votanti, feminine votanta)


emigrant

emigrant m (plural emigranti, feminine emigranta)


mandolin

mandolina (singulative)
mandoliniet (paucal)


forn

forn m (plural fran, diminutive frajjen)

From Arabic فُرْن (furn), from Aramaic פורנא / ܦܘܪܢܐ (pūrnā), from Ancient Greek φοῦρνος (phoûrnos), from Latin furnus. There is no reason to doubt the inheritance of the word in Maltese and consider it a borrowing from an Italo-Romance cognate such as Italian forno. The Arabic word is attested early, the outcome forn is expected in Maltese, and so is the plural fran from Arabic أَفْران (ʔafrān). Only the derivative furnar (“baker”) is, of course, a borrowing (widely replacing native ħabbież).


deber

mt-verb

deber (imperfect jidbor, past participle midbur)

jidbor (imperfect)
midbur (participle past)
dbirt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
dbirt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
deber (masculine perfect singular third-person)
dbirna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
dbirtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
debru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
dbirt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
dbirt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
debret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
dbirna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
dbirtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
debru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nidbor (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tidbor (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jidbor (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nidbru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tidbru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jidbru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nidbor (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tidbor (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tidbor (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nidbru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tidbru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jidbru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
idbor (imperative second-person singular)
idbru (imperative plural second-person)


karfa

kraf (plural)
krafi (plural)
kruf (plural)

From Arabic كَرْفَأَة (karfaʔa). Compare Kabyle akerfa (“chaff”).


minni

first-person singular pronominal form of minn: from me


tama

From Arabic طَمَع (ṭamaʕ, “greed, wish”). The loss of the final għ is regular in this noun, but was generalised throughout the root (and is therefore reflected in the spelling). Compare, however, tema’.


tama

jitma (imperfect)
tmajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
tmajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
tama (masculine perfect singular third-person)
tmajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
tmajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
tmaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
tmajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
tmajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
tmat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
tmajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
tmajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
tmaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nitma (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
titma (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jitma (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nitmaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
titmaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jitmaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nitma (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
titma (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
titma (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nitmaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
titmaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jitmaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
itma (imperative second-person singular)
itmaw (imperative plural second-person)


tikka

Probably inherited from dialectal Arabic تَكّة (takka, “one, piece, morsel, bit, tad”), from Persian تکه (tekke), provided that the borrowing into Arabic happened early enough. Otherwise an independent onomatopoeia could not be ruled out; compare English tick (“checkmark; short moment”).

m+

Ma nafdahx tikka.


x

The twenty-eighth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


rama

mt-verb

rama (imperfect jarma, past participle armat, verbal noun armar)

jarma (imperfect)
armat (participle past)
armar (noun-from-verb)
rmajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
rmajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
rama (masculine perfect singular third-person)
rmajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
rmajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
rmaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
rmajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
rmajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
rmat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
rmajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
rmajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
rmaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
narma (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tarma (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jarma (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
narmaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tarmaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jarmaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
narma (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tarma (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tarma (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
narmaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tarmaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jarmaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
arma (imperative second-person singular)
armaw (imperative plural second-person)
arma (alternative)

Borrowed from Sicilian armari. Sense 3 is from Arabic رَمَعَ (ramaʕa).

(transitive) to arm (to supply with armour or weapons)

Rama ruħu

(reflexive) to arm oneself; to become armed

Alternative form: rama’

(followed by the imperfect) to begin, to start

(transitive) to harness (to place a harness on something)


kisser

kisser (imperfect jkisser, past participle mkisser, verbal noun tiksir)

jkisser (imperfect)
mkisser (participle past)
tiksir (noun-from-verb)
kissirt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
kissirt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
kisser (masculine perfect singular third-person)
kissirna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
kissirtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
kissru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
kissirt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
kissirt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
kissret (feminine perfect singular third-person)
kissirna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
kissirtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
kissru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nkisser (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tkisser (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jkisser (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nkissru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tkissru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jkissru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nkisser (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tkisser (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tkisser (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nkissru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tkissru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jkissru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
kisser (imperative second-person singular)
kissru (imperative plural second-person)
kissirtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
kissirtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
kissirx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
kissirniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
kissirtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
kissrux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
kissirtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
kissirtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
kissritx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
kissirniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
kissirtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
kissrux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nkissirx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tkissirx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jkissirx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nkissrux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tkissrux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jkissrux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nkissirx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tkissirx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tkissirx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nkissrux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tkissrux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jkissrux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tkissirx (imperative second-person singular)
tkissrux (imperative plural second-person)


tara

third-person feminine singular imperfect of ra


dinja

Din l-għanja hija maħbuba f’ħafna pajjiżi differenti madwar id-dinja kollha.

This song is popular in many different countries throughout the world.


Kosovo

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Kosovo (a partly-recognized country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


dara

jidra (imperfect)
drajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
drajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
dara (masculine perfect singular third-person)
drajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
drajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
draw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
drajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
drajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
drat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
drajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
drajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
draw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nidra (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tidra (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jidra (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nidraw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tidraw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jidraw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nidra (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tidra (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tidra (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nidraw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tidraw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jidraw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
idra (imperative second-person singular)
idraw (imperative plural second-person)

to get used to (adapt to something new, make it customary)

to become acquainted with (learn the basics of something new)


dak

dik (feminine)
dawk (plural)
daka (alternative)


ziek

jżik (imperfect)
zika (noun-from-verb)
zikt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
zikt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
ziek (masculine perfect singular third-person)
zikna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ziktu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
zieku (masculine perfect plural third-person)
zikt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
zikt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
zieket (feminine perfect singular third-person)
zikna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ziktu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
zieku (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nzik (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
zzik (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jzik (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nziku (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
zziku (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jziku (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nzik (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
zzik (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
zzik (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nziku (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
zziku (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jziku (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
zik (imperative second-person singular)
ziku (imperative plural second-person)
ċiek (alternative)
ziehek (alternative)


kok

mt-noun

kok m (plural kokijiet or koki, feminine koka)

kokijiet (plural)
koki (plural)
koka (feminine)

Borrowed from Sicilian cocu, from Latin coquus.


kennen

mt-verb

kennen (imperfect jkennen, past participle mkennen)

jkennen (imperfect)
mkennen (participle past)
kennint (first-person masculine perfect singular)
kennint (masculine perfect second-person singular)
kennen (masculine perfect singular third-person)
kenninna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
kennintu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
kennu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
kennint (feminine first-person perfect singular)
kennint (feminine perfect second-person singular)
kennet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
kenninna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
kennintu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
kennu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nkennen (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tkennen (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jkennen (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nkennu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tkennu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jkennu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nkennen (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tkennen (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tkennen (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nkennu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tkennu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jkennu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
kennen (imperative second-person singular)
kennu (imperative plural second-person)
kennintx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
kennintx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
kenninx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
kenninniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
kennintux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
kennux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
kennintx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
kennintx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
kennitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
kenninniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
kennintux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
kennux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nkenninx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tkenninx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jkenninx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nkennux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tkennux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jkennux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nkenninx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tkenninx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tkenninx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nkennux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tkennux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jkennux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tkenninx (imperative second-person singular)
tkennux (imperative plural second-person)


kif

From Arabic كَيْفَ (kayfa). Compare Moroccan Arabic كيف (kīf).

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

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


martel

martel (imperfect jmartel, verbal noun tmartil)

jmartel (imperfect)
tmartil (noun-from-verb)
martilt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
martilt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
martel (masculine perfect singular third-person)
martilna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
martiltu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
martlu (masculine perfect plural third-person)
martilt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
martilt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
martlet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
martilna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
martiltu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
martlu (feminine perfect plural third-person)
mmartel (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tmartel (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jmartel (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
mmartlu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tmartlu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jmartlu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
mmartel (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tmartel (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tmartel (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
mmartlu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tmartlu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jmartlu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
martel (imperative second-person singular)
martlu (imperative plural second-person)
martiltx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
martiltx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
martelx (masculine perfect singular third-person)
martilniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
martiltux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
martlux (masculine perfect plural third-person)
martiltx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
martiltx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
martlitx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
martilniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
martiltux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
martlux (feminine perfect plural third-person)
mmartelx (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tmartelx (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jmartelx (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
mmartlux (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tmartlux (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jmartlux (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
mmartelx (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tmartelx (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tmartelx (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
mmartlux (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tmartlux (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jmartlux (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tmartelx (imperative second-person singular)
tmartlux (imperative plural second-person)

alternative form of mmartella: to hammer


Franza

France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)


kus

mt-noun

kus m (plural kwies or kusien, diminutive kwejjes)

kwies (plural)
kusien (plural)
kwejjes (diminutive)

From Arabic كُوز (kūz), from Middle Persian.


Perù

Repubblika tal-Perù
Repubblika tal-Perù#Maltese

Peru (a country in South America; official name: Repubblika tal-Perù)


sultan

sultan m (plural slaten, feminine sultana, diminutive slajten or slajtan)

slaten (plural)
sultana (feminine)
slajten (diminutive)
slajtan (diminutive)
soltan (alternative)

Is-sema bagħatlu sabi u s-sultan żamm kelmtu!

(dated, historical or figurative) king, monarch, ruler


depress

mt-adjective

depress (feminine singular depressa, plural depressi)

depressa (feminine singular)
depressi (plural)
dipress (alternative)


appellant

mt-noun

appellant m (plural appellanti, feminine appellanta)

appellanti (plural)
appellanta (feminine)


appellant

mt-adjective

appellant (feminine singular appellanta, plural appellanti)

appellanta (feminine singular)
appellanti (plural)


silla

silel (plural)
sulla (alternative uncommon)

French honeysuckle (Hedysarum coronarium)


venda

terminus (end point of a transport system)


sid

mt-noun

sid m (plural sjied or sidien, feminine sidt)

sjied (plural)
sidien (plural)
sidt (feminine)

From Arabic سَيِّد (sayyid), widely also pronounced سِيد (sīd) in dialects.


musulman

mt-adjective

musulman (feminine singular musulmana, plural musulmani)

musulmana (feminine singular)
musulmani (plural)

Borrowed from Italian musulmano, from Ottoman Turkish, from Persian مسلمان (mosalmân), from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim), whence also inherited Maltese mislem (“Muslim”, noun).

Muslim (of persons, peoples, cultures: pertaining to Islam)


assassina

mt-verb

assassina (imperfect jassassina, past participle assassinat, verbal noun assassinar)

jassassina (imperfect)
assassinat (participle past)
assassinar (noun-from-verb)
assassinajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
assassinajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
assassina (masculine perfect singular third-person)
assassinajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
assassinajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
assassinaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
assassinajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
assassinajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
assassinat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
assassinajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
assassinajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
assassinaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nassassina (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tassassina (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jassassina (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nassassinaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tassassinaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jassassinaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nassassina (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tassassina (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tassassina (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nassassinaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tassassinaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jassassinaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
assassina (imperative second-person singular)
assassinaw (imperative plural second-person)
assassinajtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
assassinajtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
assassinajniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
assassinajtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
assassinawx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
assassinajtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
assassinajtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
assassinatx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
assassinajniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
assassinajtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
assassinawx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nassassinax (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tassassinax (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jassassinax (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nassassinawx (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tassassinawx (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jassassinawx (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nassassinax (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tassassinax (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tassassinax (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nassassinawx (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tassassinawx (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jassassinawx (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tassassinax (imperative second-person singular)
tassassinawx (imperative plural second-person)
assassna (alternative)


festa

mt-noun

festa f (plural festi, diminutive festin)

Borrowed from Sicilian festa and/or Italian festa.


Russja

Federazzjoni Russa
Federazzjoni Russa#Maltese

Russia (a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia; official name: Federazzjoni Russa)


Russu

mt-adjective

Russu (feminine singular Russa, plural Russi)

Russa (feminine singular)
Russi (plural)

Russian (of, from or relating to Russia)


Russu

Russian (native or inhabitant of Russia) (usually male)


Federazzjoni Russa

Russian Federation
Russian Federation#English:_Q159

Russian Federation (official name of Russia: a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


tars

mt-noun

tars m (plural trus, diminutive trajjes)

From Arabic تَرْس (tars), from Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós).


fera

mt-verb

fera (imperfect jferi, past participle ferit)

jferi (imperfect)
ferit (participle past)
ferejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ferejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
fera (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ferejna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ferejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
ferew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ferejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ferejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
feriet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ferejna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ferejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
ferew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nferi (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tferi (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jferi (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nferu (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tferu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jferu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nferi (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tferi (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tferi (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nferu (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tferu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jferu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
feri (imperative second-person singular)
feru (imperative plural second-person)

Borrowed from Italian ferire, from Latin ferire.


malli

Univerbation of ma’ + li, literally “with what”.


kotor

mt-verb

kotor (imperfect joktor, verbal noun ktir)

joktor (imperfect)
ktir (noun-from-verb)
ktort (first-person masculine perfect singular)
ktort (masculine perfect second-person singular)
kotor (masculine perfect singular third-person)
ktorna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
ktortu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
kotru (masculine perfect plural third-person)
ktort (feminine first-person perfect singular)
ktort (feminine perfect second-person singular)
kotrot (feminine perfect singular third-person)
ktorna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
ktortu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
kotru (feminine perfect plural third-person)
noktor (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
toktor (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
joktor (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
noktru (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
toktru (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
joktru (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
noktor (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
toktor (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
toktor (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
noktru (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
toktru (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
joktru (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
oktor (imperative second-person singular)
oktru (imperative plural second-person)


kanta

kanta (imperfect jkanta, past participle kantat, verbal noun kantar)

jkanta (imperfect)
kantat (participle past)
kantar (noun-from-verb)
kantajt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
kantajt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
kanta (masculine perfect singular third-person)
kantajna (first-person masculine perfect plural)
kantajtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
kantaw (masculine perfect plural third-person)
kantajt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
kantajt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
kantat (feminine perfect singular third-person)
kantajna (feminine first-person perfect plural)
kantajtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
kantaw (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nkanta (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tkanta (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jkanta (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nkantaw (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tkantaw (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jkantaw (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nkanta (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tkanta (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tkanta (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nkantaw (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tkantaw (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jkantaw (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
kanta (imperative second-person singular)
kantaw (imperative plural second-person)
kantajtx (first-person masculine perfect singular)
kantajtx (masculine perfect second-person singular)
kantajniex (first-person masculine perfect plural)
kantajtux (masculine perfect plural second-person)
kantawx (masculine perfect plural third-person)
kantajtx (feminine first-person perfect singular)
kantajtx (feminine perfect second-person singular)
kantatx (feminine perfect singular third-person)
kantajniex (feminine first-person perfect plural)
kantajtux (feminine perfect plural second-person)
kantawx (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nkantax (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tkantax (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jkantax (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nkantawx (first-person imperfect masculine plural)
tkantawx (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jkantawx (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nkantax (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tkantax (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tkantax (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nkantawx (feminine first-person imperfect plural)
tkantawx (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jkantawx (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
tkantax (imperative second-person singular)
tkantawx (imperative plural second-person)

Borrowed from Sicilian cantari and/or Italian cantare, from Latin cantare.

Inkantalek.


tarka

Borrowed from Sicilian tarca, variant of targa, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *targǭ.


liba

From Arabic لِبَأ (libaʔ, “beestings”). The vulgar sense after the thick consistency of such milk.

(possibly archaic) beestings, colostrum (first milk after giving birth)

Ħarġet ħafna liba minn żobbu wara li ħxieni.

A lot of cum came out of his dick after he fucked me.

Kemm int liba, terġax teħodli l-lapes.

You’re such a bastard, don’t take my pencil again.

(vulgar) arsehole, asshole, bastard, cunt, dick, dickhead, cruel, contemptible, brutal