Maltese, Arabic, and Hebrew Shared Vocabulary Compared
| English | Maltese | Arabic | Hebrew |
|---|---|---|---|
| and | u | و (wa) | ו (v) |
| blood | demm | دم (dam) | דם (dam) |
| bone | għadma | عظم (ʿaẓm) | עצם (ʿetzem) |
| day | jum | يوم (yawm) | יום (yom) |
| dog | kelb | كلب (kalb) | כלב (kelev) |
| earth | art | أرض (ʿarḍ) | ארץ (eretz) |
| eye | għajn | عين (ʿayn) | עין (ʿayin) |
| five | ħamsa | خمسة (khamsa) | חמש (ħamesh) |
| four | erbgħa | أربعة (ʾarbaʿa) | ארבעה (ʾarbaʿa) |
| hair | xagħar | شعر (shaʿar) | שער (seʿar) |
| hand | id | يد (yad) | יד (yad) |
| head | ras | رأس (raʾs) | ראש (rosh) |
| horn | qarn | قرن (qarn) | קרן (qeren) |
| left | lemin | يمين (yamiin) | ימין (yamin) |
| leg | riġel | رجل (rijl) | רגל (regel) |
| mother | omm | أم (ʾumm) | אם (ʾem) |
| near | qarib | قريب (qariib) | קרוב (qarov) |
| night | lejl | ليل (layl) | לילה (layla) |
| no | le | لا (laa) | לא (lo) |
| rope | ħabel | حبل (ħabl) | חבל (ħevel) |
| salt | melħ | ملح (milħ) | מלח (melaħ) |
| see, to | ra | رأى (raʾaa) | ראה (raʾa) |
| short | qasir | قصير (qaṣiir) | קצר (qatzar) |
| sun | xemx | شمس (shams) | שמש (shemesh) |
| tongue | lsien | لسان (lisaan) | לשון (lashon) |
| tooth | sinna | سن (sinn) | שן (shen) |
| we | aħna | نحن (naħnu) | אנחנו (ʾanaħnu) |
| when | meta | متى (mataa) | מתי (matai) |
| who | min | من (man) | מי (mi) |
| year | sena | سنة (sana) | שנה (shana) |
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