Maltese alphabet
The Maltese alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet with the addition of some letters with diacritic marks and digraphs. It is used to write the Maltese language. It contains 30 letters:
« Aa Bb Ċċ Dd Ee Ff Gg Ġġ Għ/għ Hh Ħħ Ii Ie/ie Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Zz Żż »
Samples
| Letter (ittra) | Words (kliem) | First Word (l-ewwel kelma) | Last Word (l-aħħar kelma) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A a | abjad (white), aċċola (amberjack), aħjar (better), Amerka (America), azzarin (rifle), ankra (anchor) | abbaku (abacus) | azzjonist (shareholder) |
| B b | ballun (ball), berquq (apricot), bellus (velvet), burò (bureau), bżar (pepper) | bababa (say for nothing) | bżulija (diligence) |
| Ċ ċ | ċaċċiż (frame), ċarezza (clearness),ċikkulata (chocolate), ċitazzjoni (summons), ċoff (bow), ċurkett (ring) | ċabattin (cobbler) | ċuvett (red shank) |
| D d | daħka (laugh), damma (dice), dawl (light), debba (mare), Dumnikan (Dominican), dura (hut) | dan (this) | dwett (duet) |
| E e | elf (one thousand), ekkleżjastikament (ecclesiastically), erbgħa (four), Ewropew (European), eżilju (exile) | ebbanist (ebonist) | eżumazzjonijiet (exhumations) |
| F f | fallakka (plank), fehma (understanding), Franċiż (French), futbol (football), fwieħa (perfume) | fabbli (affable) | fwieħa (perfume) |
| Ġ ġ | ġabra (collection), ġenerazzjoni (generation), ġewnaħ (wing), Ġunju (June), ġwież (walnuts) | ġa (already) | ġwież (pulse) |
| G g | gabarrè (tray), gejxa (geisha), grad (degree), Grieg (Greek), gżira (island) | gabardin (gabardine) | gżira (island) |
| Għ għ | għada (tomorrow), għajn (eye), għamara (furniture), għemeż (he winked), Għid il-Kbir (Easter), għuda (wood) | għa (hoy!) | għuda (wood) |
| H h | hedded (he threatened), hena (comfort), hi (she), hu (he), huma (they) | haġra (hegira) | hux (truly?) |
| Ħ ħ | ħabaq (basil), ħabsi (prisoner), ħajja (life), ħu (brother), ħażen (badness) | ħa (take) | ħażen (badness) |
| I i | iben (son), idroġenu (hydrogen), induratur (gilder), Ingilterra (England), iżraq (azure) | ibbies (grew hard) | iżża (to thank) |
| Ie ie | iebes (hard), ieħor (another), ieqaf (stop) | iebes (hard) | ieħor (another) |
| J j | jaf (knows), jarda (yard), jasar (imprisonment), jew (or), jott (yacht), jum (day) | ja (oh!) | jupp (hah!) |
| K k | kabina (cabin), kaligrafija (calligraphy), Kalifornja (California), karru (wagon), kurżità (curiosity) | kaballetta (cabaletta) | Kżar (Czar) |
| L l | labirint (maze), lejl (night), lejla (evening), Lhudi (Hebrew), lvant (east) | la (nor) | lwiża (vervain three-leaved) |
| M m | Malti (Maltese), maternità (maternity), Mediterran (Mediterranean), mina (tunnel), mżegleg (dislocated) | mama' (mother) | mżużi (nasty) |
| N n | nadif (clean), nerv (nerve), niċċa (niche), nuċċali (spectacles), nżul ix-xemx (sunset) | nabba (to foretell) | nżul (descending) |
| O o | oċean (ocean), opra (opera), orizzont (horizon), ors (bear), ożonu (ozone) | oasi (oasis) | ożonu (ozone) |
| P p | paċi (peace), paragrafu (paragraph), pazjent (patient), poeta (poet), pultruna (armchair) | papa' (father) | pużata (cover) |
| Q q | qabar (grave), qaddis (saint), qalb (heart), qoxra (shell), qażquż (piglet) | qabad (held) | qżużijat (nastiness) |
| R r | raba' (land), raff (garret), replika (replica), riħa (smell), rvell (rebellion) | ra (he saw) | rżit (lean) |
| S s | saba' (finger), safi (clear), saqaf (ceiling), serrieq (saw), suttana (gown) | sa (until) | swejjed (blackish) |
| T t | tabakk (tobacco), tarġa (step), terrazzin (belvedere), Turkija (Turkey), twissija (advice), tuffieħa (apple) | ta (gave) | twittijat (levelling) |
| U u | udjenza (audience), uffiċċju (office), uman (human), uviera (egg-cup), użin (weight) | ubbidjent (obedient) | użinijiet (weights) |
| V v | vaċċin (vaccine), vaska (pond), viċi (vice), vjaġġ (trip), vapur (ship) | vaċċin (vaccine) | vvumtat (vomited) |
| W w | warda (rose), werrej (index), wied (valley), wirt (inheritance), wweldjat (welded) | wadab (sling) | wweldjat (welded) |
| X x | xabla (sword), xandir (broadcasting), xehda (honeycomb), xoffa (lip), xxuttjat (kicked) | xaba' (satiate) | xxuttja (he kicked) |
| Ż ż | żagħżugħ (youth), żaqq (stomach), żifna (dance), żunżan (wasps), żżuffjetta (he mocked) | żabar (prune) | żżuffjetta (he mocked) |
| Z z | zalliera (salt-cellar), zalza (sauce), zalzett (sausage), zokk (trunk), zuntier (church-square) | zakak (white wagtail) | zzuppjat (crippled) |
See also
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