Għeden

Maltese

Etymology

Probably from Italian eden, from Latin Eden, with għ added after the original Hebrew ⁧עֵדֶן⁩ (ʿēḏen), as in Għesaw etc. Inheritance from Arabic ⁧عَدْن⁩ (ʕadn), itself from the Hebrew, cannot be ruled out offhand, though in this case we would expect Maltese *Għaden.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛː.dɛn/
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛˤː.dɛn/ (archaic, doubtful)
  • Rhymes: -ɛːdɛn, -ɛˤːdɛn

Proper noun

Għeden m

  1. Eden (the paradise of Adam and Eve)
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