orrajt

التعريفات والمعاني

== Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from English alright. Formally, an ellipsis of inti (tkun) orrajt? (literally “are you alright?”) as a question, and an ellipsis of jien orrajt (literally “I am alright”) as a response, although this usage sans subject or copula may also have been directly borrowed from colloquial British English. Compare Afrikaans ôraait, Malay orait. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔrˈrajt/ Rhymes: -ɔrrajt Hyphenation: or‧rajt === Interjection === orrajt? (colloquial) how are you? you alright? Synonyms: kif inti? sg, kif intom? pl === Interjection === orrajt (colloquial) I'm fine Synonym: jien tajjeb ==== Usage notes ==== In speech, the two senses are differentiated only by intonation and context. === See also === owkej