għajdut

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Maltese

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Root
għ-j-d (saying)
3 terms

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Derived verbal noun of form I verb għad (to say, to tell), itself from form IV Arabic أَعَادَ (ʔaʕāda, to repeat, say repeatedly). Compare Arabic عَوْدَات (ʕawdāt), plural of عَوْدَة (ʕawda), derived verbal noun of form I verb عَادَ (ʕāda⁩). For the form compare also għajnuna.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aːj.duːt/, /aj.dut/
  • IPA(key): /aˤj.duːt/ (archaic)

Noun

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għajdut m

  1. rumor, hearsay, gossip
    L-għajdut kien jasal f’ widnejn Ruth u kienet tikkonvinċi lilha nfisha li l-ġuvintur kollha faċċoli.
    The rumor would reach Ruth's ears and she would convince to herself that all the young men are hypocrites.
  2. proverb, saying
    Synonym: qawl