għadu

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Maltese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
għ-d-w (enmity)
2 terms

Inherited from Arabic عَدُوّ (ʕaduww). The plural għedewwa continues Arabic عَداوة (ʕadāwa, enmity), reinterpreted as plural by analogy with forms like qraba, Nsara.

Noun[edit]

għadu m (plural għedewwa)

  1. enemy, adversary
    Antonyms: ħabib, sieħeb

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adverb[edit]

għadu

  1. form of għad