bniedem
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic اِبْن آدَم (ibn ʔādam, “man, human”, literally “son of Adam”). By surface analysis, iben + Adam. The Maltese inflections by analogy with an active participle such as riekeb, riekba, rekbin (“riding, astride”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbnɪːdɛm/
Noun
bniedem m (plural bnedmin, feminine bniedma)
- human, human being, man (male or unspecified sex)
- Synonym: (less common) uman
Related terms
- Adam
- iben
- tadam