bhima

See also: Bhima

Maltese

Root
b-h-m
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَهِيمَة (bahīma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiː.ma/

Noun

bhima f (plural bhejjem, diminutive bhejma)

1. a beast; an animal, usually either as livestock or as a wild and/or dangerous creature

   Synonym: (general) annimal

   Il-bhejjem jintużaw biex jaħartu l-għelieqi.

   Animals are used to plough the fields.

2. (figuratively) brute, hard-hearted person

   Li ma kontx bhima, tiġi toqtolli ’l oħti?!

   The brute that you are, how dare you kill my sister?!