Maltese

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Root
għ-j-d (saying)
5 terms

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Derived verbal noun of form I verb għad (to say, to tell), itself from form IV Arabic أَعَادَ (ʔaʕāda, to repeat, say repeatedly). For the form, compare għajnuna.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aːj.duː.na/, /aj.du.na/
  • IPA(key): /aˤj.duː.na/ (archaic)

Noun

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għajduna f (plural għajduniet)

  1. Alternative form of għajdut
    1. rumor, hearsay, gossip
    2. proverb, saying
      Synonym: qawl