Jj

J fourteenth letter of the alphabet and tenth of the consonants

ja inter O!,Oh!

jaf v he knows; - fuq Ii - he surely knows;

majafx x'inhu - he does not -; - x'qed jghid he knows what he's saying; lilumin -u who the hell is he?; anqas - kemmlint a great deal;

ma -x hliefha he knows her well; - lil he is indebted to him for -; fejn taf you cannot imagine; - jghix he leads a superb life;

- jithallas he provides an expensive service; anqas - iliares lejhom he is really nothing next to them;

- imqar jekk naf x'naf no mind what happens; ikun -ulek he will pay back your kindness

jahasra inter alas, poor fellow

jahraqdin inter curst be, accursed be

jakk nm (pI -ijiet) yak

jalla inter God grant, (haffef.0 come on, quick jambiku agg iambic

jamblu nm (pI -i) iambus

Jannar nmprJanuary

jaq inter ugh

jaqawavv perhaps

jaqq arajaq

jardla nf (pI -i) yard

jasar nm (bIa pI) captivity, slavery, bondage, imprisonment

jassar v to enslave, to captivate, to take prisoner

jedd nm (pI -ijiet) right, free-will; -minn jeddu spontaneously, voluntarily

jekk kong if, whether

jeklile a vv otherwise, else

jenla nf (pI-i, -at) hyena, hyaena

jew kongor, else

jewwilla avvperhaps

jiebes ara iebes

jien pran pers I

jieq inter ara jaq

jies nm bIa pI hope; qata' -u he is past hope jigifieri a vv that is to say, meaning, for istance

jista' ara seta'; dak - he is rich

jodju nm (pI -jiet) iodine

jodoform nm (pI -ijiet) iodoform

joie de vivre nm joie de vivre

jomm inter mother, my dear mother

jonkella koll or else, or, either

jott nm (pI -ijiet) yacth; tellieqa taI—yacth racing

jujitslu, jujutslu, jiujutslu nm (pI -i) jujitsu, jujutsu, jiujutsu

jukebox nm (pI -ijiet) jukebox

jum nm (pI jiem) day; kul- everyday, daily;

kul- rizqu there is some news every day; kuI- precett every single day; qatta' 1-- he spent the day; ta' kul- iwegga' r-ras routine is boring