bgħid

Maltese
Root
b-għ-d (distance)
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ⁧بَعِيد⁩ (baʕīd). Unrelated with the family of bagħad (“to hate”), from Arabic ⁧بَغَضَ⁩ (baḡaḍa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛjt/, /bajt/
  • IPA(key): /bəˤjt/ (archaic)
  • Homophones: bejt (standard 1), bajd (standard 2)
  • Rhymes: -ɛjt, -ajt, -əˤjt

Adjective

bgħid (feminine singular bgħida, plural bgħad, diminutive bgħejjed, comparative ibgħad or ibgħed)

  1. (dated) distant; far
    Synonym: mbiegħed

Usage notes
  • Now chiefly used adverbially in certain constructions. The inflected forms are quite rare.
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