ġid
Maltese
Etymology
Probably from Arabic جَيِّد (jayyid, “good”) or a related form. Compare جَواد (jawād, “bountiful, generous”) and جَوْد (jawd), جائِد (jāʾid, “copious rain”). As a possible semantic influence compare also Italian beni (“goods, means, riches”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒiːt/
Noun
ġid m
- wealth, riches, property
- Synonym: għana