mbiegħed

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Maltese

Root
b-għ-d (distance)
4 terms

Alternative forms

  • imbiegħed (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)

Etymology

From Arabic مُبَاعَد (mubāʕad). Past participle of biegħed (to remove). Compare Moroccan Arabic مباعد (mbāʕad, mbāʕid).

Pronunciation

Adjective

mbiegħed (feminine singular mbiegħda, plural mbiegħda or mbegħdin)

  1. far, far away, distant, remote
    Synonym: (dated) bgħid
    pajjiżi mbiegħdafar-away countries
  2. (figuratively) alienated, estranged
    Huwa mbiegħed minn Alla.He is far from God.

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