għads

Maltese

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَدَس (ʕadas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːt͡s/, /at͡s/
• IPA^(key): /aˤːt͡s/ (archaic)
• Rhymes: -aːt͡s, -at͡s, -aˤːt͡s
• Homophone: għats

Noun

għads m (collective, singulative għadsa, paucal għadsiet)

1. lentil(s)
2. mole(s)

Alternative forms

• għazz

Derived terms

• għadsi

 

Etymology 2

From Arabic غَطْس (ḡaṭs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːt͡s/, /at͡s/
  • IPA^(key): /aˤːt͡s/ (archaic)
  • IPA^(key): /ɣat͡s/ (archaic, rural)
• Rhymes: -aːt͡s, -at͡s, -aˤːt͡s
• Homophone: għats (except rural)

Noun

għads m (instance noun għadsa)

1. verbal noun of għodos: diving