bniedem
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Maltese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic اِبْن آدَم (ibn ʔādam, “man, human”, literally “son of Adam”). By surface analysis, iben + Adam. The Maltese inflections by analogy with an active participle such as riekeb, riekba, rekbin (“riding, astride”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bniedem m (plural bnedmin, feminine bniedma)
- human, human being, man (male or unspecified sex)
- Synonym: (less common) uman