Qq ق

 

q twenty first letter of the alphabet, sixteenth of the consonants and third of the gutturals

 

qabad vto take, to hold, to keep; (issekwestra)

to seize, to confiscate; (beda) to begin; (11a

n-nar) to kindle, to take fire; (fehem) to perceive,

to understand; (g11ameII-g11eruq)to

take root; - bis-snien to catch with the teeth; - fib to assault, to assail; - il-kelmato take

one at his word; -fil-waqt to surprise, to

catch; - ix-xogholtobegintowork;-I-art

to come to shore; -ha fuq -' he started to

speak about -; -fih he punched him; (beda

jal1dem) he started to work; - tal-linjahe

caught the bus; - mieghu he started to tease

him <\

qabar nm (ploqbra) grave; tomb; blata ta' 1--

grave-stone, tomb-stone; - imbajjad a hypocrite;

sa jibaghtu 1-- he inflicts him great

pains

qabbad v to tie, to bind, to fasten; (gieg11ellil

min jg11addi minn) to cause to undertake;

(impjega) to employ; (ipprovoka) to provoke;

- in-nar to light fire; - it-triq to put in

the way, to direct

qabbadi agg combustible, inflammable

qabbel v to adapt, to fit; (xi nagam'onra) to

compare, to match; (ikkonfronta) to confront;

(irrima) to rhyme; (kera jew ta biIkera)

to let out a ground

qabbez v to make one jump; (gnadda) to surpass

sb in an unfair way; min qabbzu? who

told him to get involved?

qabbiel nm (pI -a) he that compares, resembles;

(dak lijirrima) rhymer

qabbieli agg comparable

qabbiez nm (pI-a) jumper, leaper

qabbieza:mara -a tart

qabbieZi agg quick, active, brisk

qabda nf(pI-t) capture; (ponn) handful; fihit

is quite big; bil-- a lot

qabel v to accord; (f'xi somma, ecc) to tally;

(kien anjar gnalih) to suit; (irrima) to be in

rhyme; hemm jaqbel up there the wind is

more strong; fejnjaqbel qabbel make business

where it pays back

qabel avv before, first; - il-waqt before the

time; - mabefore that; -xejn first of all

qabez vto bound, to leap; (11alla barra) to omit,

to leave out; (J-g11eneb) to get sour; -fuqu

he tried to stop him from speaking; -fuqha

(in/) he wanted to make love with her;

qabZitlukelmahe saidwhathewasnot supposed

to say; - gJialihhe stood by him;

qabla nf(pI qwiebel) midwife

qabru nm (pI qwabar) crab; Iura blial - he is

getting worse

qabs nm (pI qbies) fagot, faggot

qabz: -liadid irrelevant words

qabia nf(pI-t) leap, jump, bound; qabez -he

dived into the water; qabez - sai-Zejtun

(ecc) he just went to Zejtun (etc) for a few

minutes

qaccatvto prune;(mabaqaxjaqtajto blunt;

(qala' mill-qiegn) to uproot, to eradicate; -

'il barra to expel, to drive out

qada nf (bla pI) the sentence of court;

(sfortuna) misery, misfortune; (id-destin)

fate, destiny; donnu 1-- miegJiek you are

very unfortunate; narrahjigik -be damned!

qadd nm (pI qdud) waist; fuq -u courageous,

daring; fuq -u courageously; qam fuq - he

stood up

qaddam vto advance; (hemei) to hew with an

adze

qaddeb v to whip

qadded v to dry up; (raqqaq) to make lean, to

emanciate; (iamm jistenna) to detain, to

keep waiting

qaddej nm (pI -ja) servant,waiter

qaddem v to make old

qaddes v to sanctify, to saint, to canonize;

(iccelebra I-quddiesa) to celebrate mass

qaddiefnm (pI-a) rower, puller, boatman

qaddies nm (pI -a) officiatingpriest

qaddis agg nm (pI -in) holy, saint, religious;

bil-- password; mimli sa -u fulI to the brim;

 

minn -u his mannerisms; -u helde jghid he

thinks that is the proper way; tab fuq -u he

gave him a sound beating

qaddisin ara qaddis; bil-- he has friends who

are in power

qadef v to row; -ghal sidru to work hard, to

toil; -ghal rasu he worked egoistically

qadfa nf (pI -t) rowing,row

qadi nm (PIa pI) service; qisu - he always

looks and scans around

qadib nm (pI qodbien) branch, bough;(stikka

igJjjra) rod, switch, wand

qadim agg old, ancient; il-- zomm mieghu

things made the old way last more

qadja nf (pI -t) business, affair, service, errand.

,

qaduma nf(pl -tIqdajjem) adz, adze

qafas nm (P/oqsfa) cage, aviary; - tas-sider

thorax, chest; -'ta' bastiment carcass, car- case

qafel v to lock, to hasp, to shut up; (buttuna)

to button;(cintorin) to buckle;(Jazz)to tie;

qa1luh they took him to pison; (fi sptar taImoM)

they took him to a sanatarium

qafiznm (pI qof:ia)half a barre;

qa1lanf (pI -tIqfieli) lace, string

qagJiad v to stand, to stop, to stay; (ikkuntenta)

to please; (nalla) to consent, to admit, to

allow; (intefa' bilqiegnda) to sit down;

(baqa') to remain, to abide; - bilwieqfa to

stand up; - fuq il-bajd to incubate; - ilmejda

to sit dow at table; -ghalih to live

alone; -gharkobbtejh to kneel (down); -

ma' to cohabit, to dwell together; mur

oqghod bih! he is such a nuisance!; -

b'seba' ghajnejn fuqu he watched on him

closely; ejja oqghod! inter come to see us

whenever you want; (b'mod ironiku) that

is very intelligent of you!; liallieha toqghod

he did no touch it again for some time

qaghda nf(pI-t) position, posture; (post tarresidenza)

abode, residence, stay

qaghwara ara qawwara

qaghweg ara kaghweg

qaliba nf(pI qliab)prostitute,whore;(pegg)a

promisciuous woman

qaliliab v to prostitute

qaliqali v to hack

qajd nm (pI qjud/qjad) fetter, shackle;-ta' 1-

idejn manacle

qajjar v to dry up

qajjel v to open

qaU

qajjem v to lift up; (miIJ-irqad) to wake up

(sesswalment) to rouse; (manifestazzjoni

to excite, to incite

qajla nf(pI-t) rest; bil-- slowly, gently; bil--

il-- softly softly

qajsum nm koll f -a (pI-at) lavander Cotton

qajzlunm (pI -ijiet) smalI pig

qal v to say, to telI, to talk; fehem (mexa, ecc

inghid! he realIy understood (walked, etc)

stajt m'ghidtux yes, you're very right; 18

x'naf inghid? you know what?; - bib hI

spoke badly about him; nghid jien, ikoll

nghid in my opinion; ghidli x'int tiekol

tixrob that food/drink is realIy good; ghllJ

tghid you know; IiI min tghid? he does no

listen to you; kellu xi jghid he had an argu

ment with sb; min kellujghidlu? who coul(

forsee what was going to happen?; f'kemn

ill nghidlek in a few moments; nghidu alini

for instance

qala nf(pl -t) inlet, cove, armlet

qala' v to pulI off, to draw off; (ivvomta) t(

vomit, to spew; - miIl-a.I1to pull up; .

minghand to acquire, to gain; -mill-gJierc

to root up; -minn talit I-art to unbury; .

minn xi mkien to remove; -qllijja' to lie; .

sinna to draw a tooth; jaqlaghha u jikolhl

he does not earn much

qala' nm (pI qlugh) sail; - tal-gabjathemair

top sail; - tal-kontrapappafikthemain top

the gallant royal; - tal-Iatin latin sail; -tal

majjistra the main sail; - tal-mezzanathl

mizen; - tal-pappafikthe main top galIan

sail; - tal-quddimin the fore sail; - tat

trinkett the fore sail; - tat-trinkett the fon

sail; - tal-parrukkett the fore top gallan

sail; - r-rili fil-- the wind is in his favour

qalb nf (pI qlub) heart; -liaZinalxierfaevil

hearted; -iebsalliadra flint hearted, cruel - sewda heavy hearted, sad; -u tajbalf'idu

tad-deheb/taz-zoldeor a good-hearted man

-u ghamlet tilde he realIy had a fright; -1

liebritu he had a premonition; -u zghira .

sensible man; fetali - he spoke with some

one about his problems; tatu 1-- he wantel

to; fuq -u against his wishes; bil--, ghal-l

happily; qataghlu -u he discouraged him

gJiamel il--, qawwa -u he stood up; (bid

dwejjaq) he grew sad; tghidli -i I'm feel

ing that; bil-- it-tajba without causing mud

trouble; fil--ta' -u deep in his heart; liarge

-u he realIy cried; misslu -u he touched

 

 

 

 

qrempuc

qrempue nm koll f -a (pI-at) esculent bird's

foot

qrib avv near, by

qris nm (bla pI) pinching

qroll nm koll f -a (pI -at) coral; ahmar ii-­

very red

qrolli agg coralline

qronf01 nm koll f -a (pI-at) carnation; clove­

pink, clove-gillyflower; musmartal-;. clove

qroqqa nf(pl qrejjaq) brood-hen; donnha - a

women who stays in a place for a long time;

(mara Ii tidliak mix-xejn) a woman who

laughs excessively

qrubija nf(pl-t) consanguinity, kindred

qrun ara qarn: jaf il-- kollha he knows all the

defects; liareg -u he stood up; raqqad -u

he retired into quietness; kixef iI-- he re­    vealed some facts

qrusa nf(bla pI) sharpness, acidity, bitterness

qsar v to grow short

qsim nf(bla pI) division

qsurija nf (bla pI) shortness

qtates: ara qattus; erba' - a few people;

jinnamra daqs iI-- he loves flirting

 

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qtigli nm (bla pI) cutting; (deCiijom) decision;

(interruzzjom) interruption

qill nm (bla pI) murder

qtugli nm (bla pI) cutting

qubbajt nm koll f -a (bla pI) nougat

quceata nf(pI-tIqeaeet) summit, top quccied nm koII f -a (pI -t) lice

quddiem prep, a vv before, in the presence; '1

- forward

quddiemi agg anterior, foremost

quddiesa nf(pl-t) mass

qurdien nm koll f -a (PI -at) tick

qurdiena ara qurdien; mimli daqs - he ate a

lot of food

quiqajza ara qaiqajia

q.v. nm (bla pI) q.v. (quod vide), which see

quez nm (bla pI) nastiness, dirtiness

queu agg dirty, filthy, nasty

qzuZi agg nauseous, disgusting

qzuZija nf (pI -t) nastiness; (diionestil) dis­

    honesty, immorality, indecency

QWERTY nf (bla pI) QWERTY, standard

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