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Maltese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Arabic عَدُوّ (ʕaduww). The plural għedewwa continues Arabic عَداوة (ʕadāwa, “enmity”), reinterpreted as plural by analogy with forms like qraba, Nsara.
Noun
għadu m (plural għedewwa)
- enemy, adversary
- Antonyms: ħabib, sieħeb
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adverb
għadu
- form of għad