wadab

Maltese

Root
w-d-b
5 terms

Alternative forms

• wadaf (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from dialectal Arabic وَضَف (waḍaf), attested in Iberian Arabic and still in Maghrebi dialects.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.dap/

Noun

wadab m (plural udab)

1. slingshot

   Synonyms: żbandola, vleġġa

Ojibwe

Noun

wadab anim (plural wadabiig, diminutive wadabiins, locative wadabiing, pejorative wadabiish, stem wadaby-)

1. spruce root

See also

• gaawaandag
• ojiibik
• zesegaandag

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/wadab-na