għadu

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.du/
• IPA^(key): /ˈaˤː.du/ (archaic)

Etymology 1

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

għadu m (plural għedewwa)

1. enemy, adversary

   Antonyms: ħabib, sieħeb

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adverb

għadu

1. form of għad