bniedem

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic اِبْن آدَم‎ (ibn ʔādam, “man, human”, literally “son of Adam”). By surface analysis, iben +‎ Adam. The Maltese inflections by analogy with an active participle such as riekeb, riekba, rekbin (“riding, astride”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbnɪːdɛm/

Noun

bniedem m (plural bnedmin, feminine bniedma)

  1. human, human being, man (male or unspecified sex)
    Synonym: (less common) uman
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