bgħid

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Maltese[edit]

Root
b-għ-d (distance)
4 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic بَعِيد (baʕīd). Unrelated with the family of bagħad (to hate), from Arabic بَغَضَ (baḡaḍa).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

bgħid (feminine singular bgħida, plural bgħad, diminutive bgħejjed, comparative ibgħad or ibgħed)

  1. (dated) distant; far
    Synonym: mbiegħed

Usage notes[edit]

  • Now chiefly used adverbially in certain constructions. The inflected forms are quite rare.