Midsea Books Ltd are proud to announce the publication of the Concise Maltese-English-Maltese Dictionary based on the monumental work of Joseph Aquilina. This dictionary runs into 1400 pages and includes more than 60,000 entries. The Dictionary is printed on special paper which makes it lighter to carry and has been published in a one volume edition using dutch binding, making it resistant to heavy use. The Concise Maltese-English-Maltese Dictionary is an ideal tool for students as well as professionals.Shortly after the publication of the six volumes of the Dictionary by Joseph Aquilina, it was felt that a one volume dictionary is needed for schools and offices. Midsea Books, backed by the Aquilina family, immediately started work on this project. A number of scholars were consulted or worked directly on this publication. These included Joe Felice Pace, Carmel Azzopardi, Roger Degiorgio, Nicholas Vassallo, Karl Coleiro and Prof. Manwel Mifsud.The aim of this work is to help students, translators and the general user, and it is hoped that they will all find this new version of Professor Aquilina’s dictionary suited to their needs. New synonyms have also been added to give the user of this dictionary a wider choice of English words.Obsolete words, verbal phrases, idioms and expressions, cross references as well as etymological information have been omitted for obvious reasons. The original system of presenting derivatives under the headword was retained however these were put in alphabetical order.The orthography adopted in this dictionary is the official orthography of the G˙aqda tal-Kittieba tal-Malti/L-Akkademja tal-Malti with revised updates.

We are confident that this Concise Maltese-English-Maltese Dictionary will reach its aims in bringing out the richness and variety of the Maltese language not only to scholars but also to students wishing to learn the language correctly.