mbiegħed

Maltese

Root
b-għ-d (distance)
4 terms

Alternative forms

• imbiegħed (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology

From Arabic مُبَاعَد (mubāʕad). Past participle of biegħed (“to remove”). Compare Moroccan Arabic مباعد (mbāʕad, mbāʕid).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)mˈbɪː.jɛt/, /(ɪ)mˈbɪː.jat/
• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)mˈbɪː.əˤt/ (archaic)
• Rhymes: -ɪːjɛt, -ɪːjat, -ɪːəˤt

Adjective

mbiegħed (feminine singular mbiegħda, plural mbiegħda or mbegħdin)

1. far, far away, distant, remote

   Synonym: (dated) bgħid

   pajjiżi mbiegħda ― far-away countries

2. (figuratively) alienated, estranged

   Huwa mbiegħed minn Alla. ― He is far from God.

See also

• mibegħda (not to be confused)