għadu

Maltese edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈaː.du/
IPA^(key): /ˈaˤː.du/ (archaic)

Etymology 1 edit

Root
għ-d-w (enmity)
2 terms

Inherited from Arabic عَدُوّ (ʕaduww). The plural għedewwa continues Arabic عَداوة (ʕadāwa, “enmity”), reinterpreted as plural by analogy with forms like qraba, Nsara.

Noun edit

għadu m (plural għedewwa)

enemy, adversary
Antonyms: ħabib, sieħeb

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adverb edit

għadu

form of għad