Zz

z twenty ninth letter of the alphabet and twenty third of the consonants

zabar v to lop, to prune, to dress vines zabbar Dm (pI-a) pruner, lopper

zabra Df (pI -t) lopping, pruning

zabrella Df(PI-i) smooth lady or Golden bee

tle

zabri agg a tree or plant that is pruned zaffir Dm (pI-i) saphire

zaftur Dm koll glue used to stop up the holes

of beehi ves

zafzaf Dm koll sallow, round leaved willow zagarella Df(pI-i) ribbon, riband

zaglifran Dm koll f -a; (pI-at) soffron crocus zaglifrani agg saffron coloured

zaglirun Dm (pI-i) wild hawthorn; (dud) larva;

(huta) granulous shark

zagliziegli Dm koll f -a (pI-at) strong scented

erigeron; - saivagga flax leaved fleebane;

- tal-ganfra camphorated erigeron

zaglizugli DpI (pI zgliazagli) young man;

gelliedi chocheree; -a young woman II agg

young

zahar v to blossom, to bllom, to blow, to

effloresce /I Dm (PI zahra) flowers, orange zahra Df(pI-t/zahar) flower, bloom, blossom zahri agg floriferous, bearing flowers zahrija Df(bla pI) evening star,Venus zajbar Df(bla pI) downlsoft hair

zajbri agg downy

zajjar v to frequent/visit often

zajran Dm (bla pI) visitation, visiting

zal Dm (bla pI) to go away, to go from; dar (ecc) zul minn hemm an extraordinarily

beautiful house (etc)

zambur Dm koll aniseed

zamm v to hold, to support; (ghameI tieghu)

to keep; (qaghadma') to entertain, to amuse, to keep waiting; (ma halliexjghaddl) to repress, to keep within bounds; (faddaI, ha hsieb) to reserve, to maintain; (ghamiIha ta' gwardja) to save, to guard; - iebes to hold firm, to resist; - f'qalbu to keep in mind

zamm Dm f-a; (pI -at) staying, stopping; - kollox glia1ih he kept everything hidden and secret; - ruJiu he minded his body im age

zamma Df(pI-t) composure, gravity zammar v to pipe, to fife, to play the reed /I

Dm (pI -a) fifer

zammiem Dm (pI -a) keeper

zanZan v to begin, to make use of; (ghameI

hoss ta' iUDiaD) to buzz, to hum

zanZarell Dm (pI-i) white collared flycatcher;

spotted flycatcher

zanZin Dm (bla pI) humming, buzzing, buzz,

whizzing, whiz; (uia xi haga ghaII-ewweI

darba) the first use of any thing" new

zaqq v to feed, to cram /I Df (pI Zquq) belly, stomach; (tad-daqq) bag pipe; (gild ghalliIma) leather bottle; sa taqaglilu -u glial he really wants -; jaglimel gliai-u he is always eating; -u ma' dahru a very skinny man; 18' -u f'fommu a man who says what he feels is right to say; mela -u he ate enough; kien fuq -u he annoyed him

zaqqieq agg gluttonous, go(u)rmand /I Dm (PI

-a) glutton, gormandizer

zaqzaq v to creak

zaqiiq Dm (bla pI) creaking

zar v to visit

zarad v to strand

zara' v to sow; (raxxax) to disseminate, to propogate, to scatter, to spread /I Dm (bla pI) that which is sown /I Dm koll crop of wheatlbarley

zarbun Dm (pI zraben) shoe; wiZz iz-- vamp, the upper leather of a shoe; qiegli iZ-/pett taZ-zarbun the sole of a shoe

zarda Df(pI-i) habit, custom, vice; qataglilu z-- he did not let him go on beh}ving that way

zarlian v to produce twigs '

zarliun Dm (PI Zrameg) twig, sprig, branch,

spray

zarmug Dm (PI Zrameg) young rabbit, young