jekk

Maltese

Alternative forms

• ’k, ’ekk

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Arabic إِنْ كَانَ (ʔin kāna, “if be”) or Arabic يَكُون (yakūn, “to be”). Compare Moroccan Arabic ياك (yāk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛk/

• Audio (Gozo):

  (file)

Conjunction

jekk

1. (conditional) if
2. whether

   u jekk tiġi u jekk ma tiġix. ― whether you come or not.

Derived terms

• jekkx

 

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English jack.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

jekk m (definite singular jekken, indefinite plural jekker, definite plural jekkene)

1. a jack (lifting device)

Synonyms

• donkraft

Related terms

• jekke (verb)

References

• “jekk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English jack.

Noun

jekk m (definite singular jekken, indefinite plural jekkar, definite plural jekkane)

1. a jack (lifting device)

Synonyms

• donkraft

References

• “jekk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.