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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic شَدَّ (šadda).
Pronunciation
Verb
xedd (imperfect jxidd, past participle mixdud)
- (transitive) to harness, saddle, or load (a pack animal)
c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Ġenesi 22:3:U Abraham bakkar mas-sebħ, xedd il-ħmar tiegħu, ħa tnejn mill-qaddejja tiegħu, u lil ibnu Iżakk. Qatta’ l-ħatab għas-sagrifiċċju tal-ħruq, u qam, u telaq lejn il-post li qallu bih Alla.- King James Version translation: And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
- (transitive) to put on or wear (clothes)
- Synonym: libes
- Antonym: neża’
Conjugation