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Maltese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Arabic عَدَّ (ʕadda).
Verb
għadd (imperfect jgħodd, past participle magħdud, verbal noun għadd)
- (transitive) to count, to calculate
Trid tgħodd il-flus jew tafdani?- Do you want to count the money or do you trust me?
- (intransitive) to matter; to be important or valid
- X’jgħodd għalik l-iktar f’ħajtek? ― What matters most to you in your life?
- (transitive, + bħal or b’) to consider to be; to take for
- Jgħodduna bħal boloh. ― They take us for idiots.
Conjugation
Etymology 2
From Arabic عَدّ (ʕadd).
Noun
għadd m (instance noun għadda)
- verbal noun of għadd