xedd

Maltese
Root
x-d-d

Etymology

From Arabic شَدَّ‎ (šadda).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃɛt/

Verb

xedd (imperfect jxidd, past participle mixdud)

  1. (transitive) to harness, saddle, or load (a pack animal)
    • Genesis 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.
      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.
  2. (transitive) to put on or wear (clothes)
    Synonym: libes
    Antonym: neża'
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