xhud

Maltese
Root
x-h-d
4 terms

Alternative forms
  • xiehed (archaic or figurative)

Etymology

From Arabic شُهُود (šuhūd), plural of شاهِد (šāhid), whence the alternative form above. The new plural xhieda on the model of such forms as bdiewa, Nsara.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃuːt/

Noun

xhud m or f by sense (plural xhieda)

  1. a witness
  • xhud ta’ Ġeħova
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