bjad

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Maltese[edit]

Root
b-j-d
17 terms

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

bjad (imperfect jibjad)

  1. to become white, to lose colour, to fade
  2. to become pale
Conjugation[edit]
    Conjugation of bjad
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m bjadt bjadt bjad bjadna bjadtu bjadu
f bjadet
imperfect m nibjad tibjad jibjad nibjadu tibjadu jibjadu
f tibjad
imperative bjad bjadu

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic بَيَاض (bayāḍ).

Noun[edit]

bjad m

  1. cotton ready for picking
  2. whiteness