jaqaw

Maltese

Root
w-q-għ
2 terms

Etymology

Probably from jaqa' (“it happens”, literally “falls”) + u (“and”), in the sense “it may so happen that ...”. Aquilina interprets the second part as the pronoun hu, but this seems less likely.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jaˈʔaw/

Adverb

jaqaw

maybe, perhaps
Synonym: (more common) forsi