غودش

Arabic

غَوْدَش

Etymology

Probably from a Phoenician root 𐤂-𐤅-𐤋 (g-w-l), meaning something like “turn around”. If this derivation is correct, the Arabs must have got the name from Ancient Greek Γαύδος (Gaúdos), Γαύλος (Gaúlos), perhaps through Latin Gaudos, Gaulos. The specifics of the borrowing are related to the question of the pre-Arabic language of Malta and whether there was any population continuity after the conquest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣaw.daʃ/

Proper noun

غَوْدَش • (ḡawdaš) m

1. Gozo (the second largest island of Malta)

Declension

Declension of noun غَوْدَش (ḡawdaš)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَوْدَش ḡawdaš	الْغَوْدَش al-ḡawdaš	غَوْدَش ḡawdaš
Nominative	غَوْدَشُ ḡawdašu	الْغَوْدَشُ al-ḡawdašu	غَوْدَشُ ḡawdašu
Accusative	غَوْدَشَ ḡawdaša	الْغَوْدَشَ al-ḡawdaša	غَوْدَشَ ḡawdaša
Genitive	غَوْدَشَ ḡawdaša	الْغَوْدَشِ al-ḡawdaši	غَوْدَشِ ḡawdaši

Descendants

• Maltese: Għawdex