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bajjad

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Maltese

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Root
b-j-d
17 terms

Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Arabic بَيَّضَ (bayyaḍa).

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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

    1. to whitewash, to paint a wall
    2. to digest
    3. to polish
    Conjugation
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    Conjugation of bajjad (Form II)
    positive forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m bajjadt bajjadt bajjad bajjadna bajjadtu bajdu
    f bajdet
    imperfect m nbajjad tbajjad jbajjad nbajdu tbajdu jbajdu
    f tbajjad
    imperative bajjad bajdu
    negative forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m bajjadtx bajjadtx bajjadx bajjadniex bajjadtux bajdux
    f bajditx
    imperfect m nbajjadx tbajjadx jbajjadx nbajdux tbajdux jbajdux
    f tbajjadx
    imperative tbajjadx tbajdux

    Etymology 2

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    Occupational noun from Arabic بَيَّاض (bayyāḍ).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    bajjad m (plural bajjada, feminine bajjada)

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