għada

Maltese

Etymology 1

Root
għ-d-w
6 terms

From Arabic غَدًا (ḡadan). Most Arabic dialects have replaced the word with بُكْرة (bukra, “[in the] morning”), but Maghrebi dialects, to which Maltese is closely related, have preserved it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.da/
  • IPA^(key): /ˈaˤː.da/ (archaic)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.da/ (archaic, rural)
• Homophone: għadha (except rural)

Adverb

għada

1. tomorrow

Etymology 2

Root
għ-j-d
1 term

From Arabic عَادَة (ʕāda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.da/
• IPA^(key): /ˈaˤː.da/ (archaic)
• Homophone: għadha

Noun

għada f (plural għadiet or għewejjed)

1. (archaic) habit

   Synonym: drawwa