ġurad
Maltese
Alternative forms
- ġurat, ġrat, ġrad
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒuˈraːt/
- Homophone: ġurat
- Rhymes: -aːt
Noun
ġurad m (plural ġuradi or ġradijiet, diminutive ġrajjed or ġrajjet)
- grasshopper; locust
- c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, San Mattew 3:4:
- Dan Ġwanni kellu fuqu libsa tax-xagħar tal-ġemel, bi ħżiem tal-ġild madwar qaddu, u l-ikel tiegħu kien ġradijiet u għasel selvaġġ.
- New International Version translation: John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
- c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Eżodu 10:4:
- Jekk inti tibqa’ ma tridx tibgħat lill-poplu tiegħi, arani, għada nġib il-ġradijiet fl-art ta’ pajjiżek.
- New International Version translation: If you refuse to let them go, I will bring locusts into your country tomorrow.
- c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Imħallfin 6:5:
- Kienu jiġu bl-imrieħel tagħhom, bit-tined tagħhom kotrana daqs il-ġradijiet, u iġmla bla għadd, u kienu jiġu jħarbtu l-art kollha.
- New International Version translation: They came up with their livestock and their tents like swarms of locusts. It was impossible to count them or their camels; they invaded the land to ravage it.
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