Maltese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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għadu m (plural għedewwa)

  1. enemy, adversary
    Antonyms: ħabib, sieħeb

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adverb

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għadu

  1. form of għad