mgħaddab

Maltese

Root
għ-d-b (anger)
5 terms

Alternative forms

• imgħaddab (optionally after a consonant, but almost always after the article)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːd.dap/
  • IPA^(key): /ˈmaˤːd.dap/ (archaic)
  • IPA^(key): /(ɪ)mˈɣad.dap/ (archaic, rural)

Participle

mgħaddab (feminine mgħaddba, plural mgħaddba or mgħaddbin)

1. past participle of għaddab: angered, angry
   • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Bejta fis-Sur”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:

     U tela’ għas-sur, wisq imgħaddab,
     u kaxkar kull xitla, kull żrara,
     u l-bejta dlonk ħataf, ġarr miegħu
     bl-għasafar, jaħasra xi ħsara!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)