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Maltese
Etymology
Singulative of Arabic عُود (ʕūd). The basic word was displaced by Maltese injam and is now only reserved for specifically hardwoods, as used by the similie iebes għuda (as stiff/firm as hardwood).
Pronunciation
Noun
għuda f (plural għudiet or għewied or għawwied, diminutive għewejda)
- a piece of wood
- anything made of wood
Proper noun
l-Għuda f
- (Christianity, also l-Għuda tas-Salib) the True Cross; the wooden cross of Christ