Zz

Z thirtieth letter of the alphabet and twenty fourth of the consonants

zakak nm (pI izkak) white wagtail; - tad-dell

grey wagtail; donnu - he has long legs zallierla nf(pI-i) salt-cellar zalza nf (pI zlazi) sauce; biz-- really expen

sive

za1zett nm f -a (PI-i) sausage; gliamluh - they

really thronged him; iz-- (in!) the dick zannur nm koll f -a (pI-i) thistle, carso zappap v to maim, to lame, to cripple; (beda

jzappap) to go lame, to limp

zappapied nm (pI-a) life line

zappin nm (pI -i) fir tree

zappun nm (pI zpapen) hoe, mattock

zekka nf (pI zekek) plint

zekkin nm (pI -i) sequin, a ducat

zekzek v to hiss

zekzik nm (bIa pI) hissing

zunnarija nf(pI-i) carrot; - bajda parsnip zija nf (PI -tIzijiet) aunt

zijlu nm (pI -iet) uncle

zintlu: qegliidlu z-- he made something to stop

him

zizi: mur kakki maz-- (in!) you are not up to

the job

zizka nf(pI-i) pied wagtail

zobtu agg suddenly

zokk nm (pI zkuk) stalk, stem, trunk; - u

kolonna shaft; - ta' ciemel a jade, a SOIT nag, a worthless horse; weliel biz-- he too all the blame; skond iz-- il-ferglia like fi ther like son; bliaz-- tal-figel he was nc reliable anymore; donnu - he is really tal

zokklaturla nf (pI -i) dado, podium, plinth

zokkli(n) nmpI wooden shoes

zokkllu nm (pI -ijiet) plinth, sockle; - ta' ] injam wainscot

zokkor nm (koII), f zokkra lump of sugm (pI) sugar; - tac-cangatura lamp sugm gliandu z-- he is diabetic; agglielu - ver sweet; ragel taz-- a person of great sweel ness and amiability

zopp agg lame, crippled

zoptu: mietlwaqa' - he died in a matter of fe\

seconds

zukkarierla nf(pI-i) sugar-basin

zuklettla nf(pI-i) clog, wooden shoe, sabot zuntier nm (pI -i) church-square; - tal-knisj

the vestibule of the church, parvis zupparita nf (pI -i) seville orange (i)zzappap v to cripple

(i)zzoppja v to cripple

(i)zzuppjat agg u pp crippled

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l)xxette 274 I

(i)xxettel v to be replanted, to rejuvenate, to (i)xxiftja v to shift )1

make young (i)xximjotta v to ape ii

(i)xxewwaq v to desire (i)xxokkja v to shock 1

(i)xxewwek v to surround oneself with thorns (i)xxortja v to short-circuit

(i)xxewwex v to take off one's hat, to be in- (i)xxotta vto dry up, to be dried up

cited for a fray, to incite, to stir up, to agi- (i)xxoxxa v to enjoy the cool; - mniefJru to

tate blow one's nose

(i)xxiebah v to resemble, to be like (i)xxuga v to blot

(i)xxieglier v to become hairy, to crack, to (i)xxugat agg u pp blotted

open; to become or grow into barley (i)xxurtjat agg u ppfortunate, lucky

(i)xxiegliet v to grow arid or dry (i)xxuttja v to shoot, to kick

(i)xxierek v to associate opeself