bajjad

Maltese

Root
b-j-d
17 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic بَيَّضَ‎ (bayyaḍa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbaj.jat/
Rhymes: -ajjat

Verb

bajjad (imperfect jbajjad, past participle mbajjad, verbal noun tibjid or (less common) tabjid)

to whitewash, to paint a wall
to digest
to polish

Conjugation

Conjugation of bajjad
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	bajjadt	bajjadt	bajjad		bajjadna	bajjadtu	bajdu
perfect	f	bajjadt	bajjadt	bajdet		bajjadna	bajjadtu	bajdu
imperfect	m	nbajjad	tbajjad	jbajjad		nbajdu	tbajdu	jbajdu
imperfect	f	nbajjad	tbajjad	tbajjad		nbajdu	tbajdu	jbajdu
imperative			bajjad				bajdu

Etymology 2

Occupational noun from Arabic بَيَّاض‎ (bayyāḍ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bajˈjaːt/
Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

bajjad m (plural bajjada, feminine bajjada)

painter (artisan), whitewasher
Synonym: żebbiegħ
white soil
Antonym: ħamri

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