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)
- far; far away; distant; remote
- pajjiżi mbiegħda
- far-away countries
- (figuratively) alienated; estranged
- Hu mbiegħed minn Alla.
- He is far from God.
Synonyms
- (far): bgħid (dated)
Related terms
- bogħod
See also
- mibegħda (not to be confused)