bjad

Maltese

Root
b-j-d
17 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bjaːt/
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Etymology 1

Verb

bjad (imperfect jibjad)

  1. to become white, to lose colour, to fade
  2. to become pale
Conjugation
Conjugation of bjad (Form IX)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m bjadt bjadt bjad bjadna bjadtu bjadu
f bjadet
imperfect m nibjad tibjad jibjad nibjadu tibjadu jibjadu
f tibjad
imperative bjad bjadu

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَيَاض (bayāḍ).

Noun

bjad m

  1. cotton ready for picking
  2. whiteness
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