P p

 

p a labial letter, twentieth letter of the alpha­bet and fifteenth of the consonants

 

pa nm (pI -i) father

p.a. nm (bIapI) p.a. i

pacenzjla nf(pI-i) patience

pacenzjuz agg patient, indulgent, forbearing

paci nf(pI-jiet) peace; Iagliab gliall-- he tried

to win back what he had lost; qeglidin - we have sorted things out between us

pacier nm (pI -a) peacemaker

pacifikat agg pp pacified

pacifikatur nm (PI-i) pacifier, peacemaker

pacifikazzjoni nf (pI -jiet) pacification pacifiku agg peaceful, pacific; I-Ocean ­

Pacific Ocean

pacifist nm (pI -i) pacifist'.,

pacifi:imlu nm (pI -i) pacifism

pacocc(u) agg, nm (pI -i) a good for nothing

pacpac v to tattle, to blab, to gaggle

padellla nf (pI -i) bed pan

padiIjun nm (pI -i) pavilion

padrun nm (pI-i) master, landlord

pagama ara pigama

pagell nm koll f -a (pI-at) sea bream; - a1imar

pandora; - tal-gargi red bream

pagellla nf(pI-i) official document

pagg nm (pI -i) page, footboy

paggatur nm (pI -i) gallery

pagnla n f(PI-i) page

pagla nf(pI-i) pay, salary

pagabbli agg payable

pagament nm (PI-i) payment; avviz ta' - no­

tice of payment

pagan nm (pI -i) pagan, heathen paganizmlu nm (pI -i) paganism

pagatur nm (pI -i) payer

pagnla nf(pI-iIpwagen) sauce-pan pagodta nf(pI-i) pagoda

pagrlu nm (PI -i) sea bream

pagun nm (PI -i) peacock

palipali v to speak in stifled water; (rattab) to

make tender; (bI-iIma) soak in a delicate manner

 

pajjiz nm (pI -i) country

pajp nm (pI -ijiet) pipe

pajsagg nm (pI -i) landscape

pajunier nm (pI -i) pioneer

pajzan nm (PI -a) fellow countryman; liebes

- civilian dressed

pakiderm nm (pI -i) pachyderm

pakk nm (pI -i) parcel, pack

pakkett nm (pI -i) packet

pakkuttiIja nf koll shoddy goods

pal nm (pI -i) stake

palla nf(pI-iI-at) shovel, bat; - tal-fom peel;

- ta' I-id palm; - ta' moqdief oar-blade;

sieqlid daqs - tal-bajtar a very big sole/palm

paladin nm (pI -i) paladin; donnu - a well­

built man

palamit nm koll f -a (pI-at) skip-jack

palat nm (PI-i) taste

palatla nf (PI -i) row; (gliajnuna) help; tab ­

he really helped him

palatali agg palatal

palazz nm (pI -i) palace; dar qisha - a very

big house

palellla nf(pI-i) oar-blade

palelli avvopenly, publicly; kollox - without

secrets

paleografijla nf(pI-i) palaeography

paleografiku agg paleographic

paleogratlu nm (pI -i) paleographer

paleolitiku agg palaeolitic

paleontoIogijla nf(pI-i) palaeontology

palenteoIogiku agg palaeontological

paleontoIogtu nm (pI -i) palaentologist

paleozojku agg palaeozoic

palestrla nf(pI-i) palestra, gymnasium

palettla nf (pI -i) pallet; (xorta ta' sikkina)

pallette-knife; (xorta t' gliasfur) spoonbill

palettunla nm (pI -i) shoveler

palik(k) nm (pI -ijiet) toothpick; baqa' - he

was left penniless

palindrom nm (pI -i) palindrome

palingenesi nf (pI -ijiet) palingenesis

palinsest nm (pI -i) palimpsest

 

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palizzatla nf (pI -i) palisade

palja agg straw-colour

paljaccatla nf (pI-i) foolish-act paljacclu nm (pI -i) clown, buffoon paljazzla nf(pI-i) clout

paljett nm (pI -i) mat

paljol nm (pI-i) dunnage

paljlu nm (pI -ijiet) banner; (imrewlia, ecc) fan; lia - he took a stubborn attitude; ma tiliux - miegliu he does not listen to sug­    gestions

palk nm (pI -i) stage; - tal-banda bandstand palkett nm (pI -i) box

pallia nf (pI -i) pall

pallidu agg pale

palljlu nm (PI-i) pallium, pall

palm agg koll f -a (pI -at) palm; Hood iI-­

Palm Sunday

palmipedu agg palmiped, pi ami pede, web­

footed

palombla nf(pI-i) siren, hooter

palpabbli agg palpable

palpebrla nf(pI-i) eyelid

palpitazzjoni nf (pI -jiet) palpitation

palptu nm (bIa pI) throb, beat

palumbrellla nf(pI-i; -t) stock dove pamfiet nm (pI -s) pamphlet

pampier nm (pI -i) piper

panacela nf(pI-i) panacea

panama nm (bIa pI) Panama hat

pancler nf(pI-s) puncture, flat tyre pancierla nf (pI -i) corset

pandemonjlu nm (pI -i) pandemonium, ex­

treme confusion

pan(e)dispanjla nf(pI-i) sponge-cake panegierklu nm (PI-i) panegyric

panegirist nm (pI -i) panegyrist

panew nm (pI -ijiet) panel

paniku nm (bIa pI) panic

panjol nm (pI -i) greeneye

pankreas nf(bIa pI) pancreas

pannla nf(pI-i) cream

pannell nrn (pI -iIpnieneI) pack-saddle pannella nf(bIa pI) tinsel

pannlu nm (pI -ijiet) woolen cloth, coarse cloth; raqqa' 1-- bil-qara' a1imar he tried to

   sort things out in a rough way

panoramla nf(pI-i) panorama

pantalun nm (PI-i) pantaloon

pantar nm (pI -i; -ijiet) bog, fen

panteist nm (pI -i) pantheist

panteistiku agg pantheistis(al)

 

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paragunat

pantei:imlu nm (pI -i) pantheism

panterla nf(pI-i) panthera

pantoffta nf (pI -i) slipper

pantominla nm (pI -i) pantomime

pantor nm (pI pnatar) flounce

papla nm (PI -i) pope; darba tmiss 1i11-- life

can be unfortunate with every one of us

paplA nm (pI -ajiet) papa, dad, daddy papabbli agg elegible to the papacy

papali agg papal; (kbir liafna) enormous;

(xebglia) soundly

papalinla nf(pI-i) skull-cap

papas nm (pI -ijiet) papas; qala' -u he grew

very tired

papat nm (pI -i) papacy

papavrlu nm (pI -i) poppy

papiros nm (bIa pI) papyrus

papirlu nm (PI-i) papyrus

papoec nm (pI -i) slipper

papoi:ci nf koll snapdragon

pappa v to gorge, to gobble up, to eat up;

pappieha tajjeb he spent an easy life pappafik nm (pI -i) top gallant mast pappagall nm (PI-i) parrot; bliall-- 'he always repeats without knowing what he's saying;

         donnu - he can't keep a secret

pappamosk nm (pI-i) fly-catcher

paprla nf(pI-i) duck; - tal-barr mallard papri ara papra; bliall-- he goes to excrete

   immediately after eating

papru ara papra; i:afi:aflu - no one is helping

   him to sort out the mess he is making

paqq: tahielu - fuq wiccu he gave him a good

   blow; - pumm quickly

par nm (pI-i) pair; biI-- f'idu he always leads

   the discussion the way he wants it

parabbli ara parabboIa; gie b'Jiafna - he did

not speak in an easy and clear way parabbolia nf(pI-i) parable; (Iii) parabola paradimmla nf(pI-i) paradigm

paradoss nm (pI -i) paradox

paradossali agg paradoxical

parafanglu nm (pI -i) mudguard parafemaljla nm (pI -i) paraphernalia parafinla nm (pI-i) paraffin

parafraZi nf (pI -jiet) paraphrase parafulmni nf(pI-jiet) lightning-conductor

paragoge nf(pI-jiet) paragoge paragraflu nm (pI -i) paragraph paragun nm (pI -i) comparison pragunabbli agg comparable

paragunat agg pp compared (with)