غودش
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Probably from a Phoenician root 𐤂-𐤅-𐤋 (g-w-l), meaning something like “turn around”. If this derivation is correct, the Arabs must have got the name from Ancient Greek Γαύδος (Gaúdos), Γαύλος (Gaúlos), perhaps through Latin Gaudos, Gaulos. The specifics of the borrowing are related to the question of the pre-Arabic language of Malta and whether there was any population continuity after the conquest.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
غَوْدَش • (ḡawdaš) m
Declension edit
Declension of noun غَوْدَش (ḡawdaš)
Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | غَوْدَش ḡawdaš |
الْغَوْدَش al-ḡawdaš |
غَوْدَش ḡawdaš |
Nominative | غَوْدَشُ ḡawdašu |
الْغَوْدَشُ al-ḡawdašu |
غَوْدَشُ ḡawdašu |
Accusative | غَوْدَشَ ḡawdaša |
الْغَوْدَشَ al-ḡawdaša |
غَوْدَشَ ḡawdaša |
Genitive | غَوْدَشَ ḡawdaša |
الْغَوْدَشِ al-ḡawdaši |
غَوْدَشِ ḡawdaši |
Descendants edit
- Maltese: Għawdex