mgħaddab

Maltese

Root
għ-d-b (anger)
5 terms

Alternative forms

  • imgħaddab (optionally after a consonant, but almost always after the article)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːd.dap/
    • IPA(key): /ˈmaˤːd.dap/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /(ɪ)mˈɣad.dap/ (archaic, rustic)

Participle

mgħaddab (feminine mgħaddba, plural mgħaddba or mgħaddbin)

  1. past participle of għaddab: angered, angry
    • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Bejta fis-Sur”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:
      U tela’ għas-sur, wisq imgħaddab,
      u kaxkar kull xitla, kull żrara,
      u l-bejta dlonk ħataf, ġarr miegħu
      bl-għasafar, jaħasra xi ħsara!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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