bjad

Maltese

Root
b-j-d
17 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjaːt/

Etymology 1

Verb

bjad (imperfect jibjad)

1. to become white, to lose colour, to fade
2. to become pale

Conjugation

Conjugation of bjad
		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