wiegħed

Maltese

Etymology

Seemingly from Arabic واعَدَ‎ (wāʿada, “to make an agreement with”, especially “to set a meeting”), but with the sense of related وَعَدَ‎ (waʿada, “to promise”) and perhaps an independent alteration of the latter. In dialectal Arabic, a second stem وَعَّدَ‎ (waʿʿada) is also widely used.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪːjɛt/

Verb

wiegħed (imperfect jwiegħed)

  1. to promise
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