jekk

• ’k, ’kk, ’ekk

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛk/

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jekk

1. (conditional) if
2. whether

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

From English jack.

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

1. a jack (lifting device)

• donkraft

• jekke (verb)

• “jekk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From English jack.

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

1. a jack (lifting device)

• donkraft

• “jekk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.