forsi

See also: forši

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian forsi, from Latin forsit. Compare Italian forse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔr.sɪ/

Adverb

forsi

  1. maybe, perhaps
    Synonyms: (rarer) jaqaw, (dated) jewwilla, (literary, rarer) jimken
    • 2022, Nadia Mifsud, meta tinfetaq il-folla, Ede Books, →ISBN:
      kollox għafsa. kollox fastidju. forsi
      għax għadu (wisq) kmieni. forsi.
      għax dallejl xtaqt stajt nimtedd maġenbek
      u dalgħodu stenbaħt
      b’subgħajja mwebbla għal ponn ramel
      u d-diqa mwebsa ma’ ħaddejja.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

  • iva (“yes”)
  • le (“no”)
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