Għid il-Ħamsin

Maltese

FWOTD – 8 June 2025

Etymology

From Arabic عِيد الْخَمْسِين (ʕīd al-ḵamsīn). By surface analysis, għid +‎ il- +‎ ħamsin, literally “festival of the fifty”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛj.t‿ɪl.ħamˈsiːn/, /ˌaj.t‿ɪl.ħamˈsiːn/
  • IPA(key): /ˌəˤj.t‿ɪl.ħamˈsiːn/ (archaic)

Noun

Għid il-Ħamsin m

  1. (Christianity) Whitsunday, Pentecost
    Synonym: Pentekoste
    • 2024 May 9, Matthew Mamo, “Il-Knisja tistieden lill‑Kattoliċi għal ċelebrazzjoni djoċesana lejlet Għid il‑Ħamsin”, in Newsbook‎[1], archived from the original on 7 June 2025:
      Fil‑festa ta’ Għid il‑Ħamsin, il‑Knisja tfakkar l‑inżul tal‑Ispirtu s‑Santu fuq l‑Appostli u l‑bidu tal‑ħajja tal‑Knisja, hekk kif id‑dixxipli bdew ixandru l‑Bxara t‑Tajba mad‑dinja kollha.
      On the feast of Pentecost, the Church commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and the beginning of the life of the Church. From that day, the disciples set out to share the good news with the whole world.
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