Għeden

Maltese edit

Etymology edit

Probably from Italian eden, from Latin Eden, with għ added after the original Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿēḏen), as in Għesaw etc. Inheritance from Arabic عَدْن (ʕadn), itself from the Hebrew, cannot be ruled out offhand, though in this case we would expect Maltese *Għaden.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɛː.dɛn/
IPA^(key): /ˈɛˤː.dɛn/ (archaic, doubtful)
Rhymes: -ɛːdɛn, -ɛˤːdɛn

Proper noun edit

Għeden m

Eden (the paradise of Adam and Eve)