għada

Maltese

Etymology 1

Root
għ-d-w
6 terms

From Arabic غَدًا‎ (ḡadan). Most Arabic dialects have replaced the word with بُكْرة‎ (bukra, “[in the] morning”), but Maghrebi dialects, to which Maltese is closely related, have preserved it.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaː.da/
- IPA^(key): /ˈaˤː.da/ (archaic)
- IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.da/ (archaic, rural)
Homophone: għadha (except rural)

Adverb

għada

tomorrow

Etymology 2

Root
għ-j-d
1 term

From Arabic عَادَة‎ (ʕāda).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaː.da/
IPA^(key): /ˈaˤː.da/ (archaic)
Homophone: għadha

Noun

għada f (plural għadiet or għewejjed)

(archaic) habit
Synonym: drawwa

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