bhima

See also: Bhima

Maltese
Root
b-h-m
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَهِيمَة‎ (bahīma).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbiː.ma/

Noun

bhima f (plural bhejjem, diminutive bhejma)

  1. a beast; an animal, usually either as livestock or as a wild and/or dangerous creature
    Synonym: (general) annimal
    Il-bhejjem jintużaw biex jaħartu l-għelieqi.
    Animals are used to plough the fields.
  2. (figuratively) brute, hard-hearted person
    Li ma kontx bhima, tiġi toqtolli ’l oħti?!
    The brute that you are, how dare you kill my sister?!
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