bgħid

Maltese

Root
b-għ-d (distance)
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَعِيد (baʕīd). Unrelated with the family of bagħad (“to hate”), from Arabic بَغَضَ (baḡaḍa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛjt/, /bajt/
• IPA^(key): /bəˤjt/ (archaic)
• Homophones: bejt (standard 1), bajd (standard 2)
• Rhymes: -ɛjt, -ajt, -əˤjt

Adjective

bgħid (feminine singular bgħida, plural bgħad, diminutive bgħejjed, comparative ibgħad or ibgħed)

1. (dated) distant; far

   Synonym: mbiegħed

Usage notes

• Now chiefly used adverbially in certain constructions. The inflected forms are quite rare.