mbiegħed

Maltese

Alternative forms
  • imbiegħed (after a consonant)

Etymology

From Arabic مُباعَد‎ (mubāʿad). Participle of biegħed, pertaining to bgħid.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mˈbɪːjɛt/

Adjective

mbiegħed (feminine singular mbiegħda, plural mbiegħda or mbegħdin)

  1. far; far away; distant; remote
    pajjiżi mbiegħda
    far-away countries
  2. (figuratively) alienated; estranged
    Hu mbiegħed minn Alla.
    He is far from God.

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