bniedem

Maltese

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbnɪːdɛm/

Noun

bniedem m (plural bnedmin, feminine bniedma)

1. human, human being, man (male or unspecified sex)

   Synonym: (less common) uman

Related terms

• Adam
• iben
• tadam