rmied

Maltese
Root
r-m-d
2 terms

Alternative forms
  • irmied (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology

From Arabic رَمَاد (ramād, “ash(es)”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)rˈmɪːt/
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Noun

rmied m

  1. ash, ashes
    • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, L-Ittra lil-Lhud 9:13:
      Jekk id-demm tal-mogħoż u tal-gniedes u l-irmied tal-għoġla mraxxax fuq dawk li huma mniġġsa jista’ jqaddishom billi jagħtihom l-indafa tal-ġisem
      King James Version translation: For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh

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