għawwed

Maltese

Root
għ-j-d (saying)
3 terms

Etymology

Derived form II of għad. Cognate of Arabic عَوَّدَ (ʕawwada, “to accustom”). The meaning of this word seems to indicate partial transference of meaning from one form (form IV أعَادَ (“to repeat”)) in Arabic to another, different form in Maltese.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaː.wɛt/, /ˈaw.wɛt/
IPA^(key): /ˈaˤːw.wɛt/ (archaic)

Verb

għawwed (imperfect jgħawwed, past participle mgħawwed, verbal noun tagħwid)

to say repeatedly, to reiterate
to repeat, to do again

Conjugation

Conjugation of **għawwed**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	għawwidt	għawwidt	għawwed	għawwidna	għawwidtu	għawdu
perfect	f	għawwidt	għawwidt	għawdet	għawwidna	għawwidtu	għawdu
imperfect	m	ngħawwed	tgħawwed	jgħawwed	ngħawdu	tgħawdu	jgħawdu
imperfect	f	ngħawwed	tgħawwed	tgħawwed	ngħawdu	tgħawdu	jgħawdu
imperative			għawwed			għawdu

References

^ David R. Marshall (1973) “A comparative study of some semantic differences between Maltese and Koranic Arabic”, in Journal of Maltese Studies‎^[1], volume 9, University of Malta, pages 1-44:
The idea of 'repeating', which is found explicitly in għawwed, although it may be said to be contained implictly in عَوَّدَ II, is found basically in the Arabic words عَادَ I and أعَادَ IV, so that in this respect the meanings of the Maltese words tie in with the basic idea of the Arabic root. It is possible, therefore, that there may have been a partial transference of meaning from one form in Arabic to another, different form in Maltese.

[1] David R. Marshall (1973) “A comparative study of some semantic differences between Maltese and Koranic Arabic”, in Journal of Maltese Studies‎^[1], volume 9, University of Malta, pages 1-44:
The idea of 'repeating', which is found explicitly in għawwed, although it may be said to be contained implictly in عَوَّدَ II, is found basically in the Arabic words عَادَ I and أعَادَ IV, so that in this respect the meanings of the Maltese words tie in with the basic idea of the Arabic root. It is possible, therefore, that there may have been a partial transference of meaning from one form in Arabic to another, different form in Maltese.

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