għuda

Maltese

Etymology

Singulative of Arabic عُود (ʕūd). The basic word was displaced by Maltese injam and is now only reserved for specifically hardwoods, as used by the similies iebes għuda and xieref għuda (as stiff/tough as hardwood).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔw.da/, /ˈaw.da/, /ˈɛw.da/
  • IPA(key): /ˈəˤw.da/ (archaic)

Noun

għuda f (plural għudiet or għewied or għawwied, diminutive għewejda)

  1. a piece of wood
  2. anything made of wood

Proper noun

l-Għuda f

  1. (Christianity, also l-Għuda tas-Salib) the True Cross; the wooden cross of Christ
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