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

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