għada

Maltese

Etymology 1

Root
għ-d-w
6 terms

From Arabic غَدًا (ḡadan). Most Arabic dialects have replaced the word with بُكْرة (bukra, “[in the] morning”), but Maghrebi dialects, to which Maltese is closely related, have preserved it.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.da/
    • IPA(key): /ˈaˤː.da/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈɣa.da/ (archaic, rustic)
  • Homophone: għadha (except rural)

Adverb

għada

  1. tomorrow
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Root
għ-j-d
1 term

From Arabic عَادَة (ʕāda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.da/
  • IPA(key): /ˈaˤː.da/ (archaic)
  • Homophone: għadha

Noun

għada f (plural għadiet or għewejjed)

  1. (archaic) habit
    Synonym: drawwa
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